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Mission Santa Clara. / 37.3493; -121.9415. Mission Santa Clara de Asís (Spanish: Misión Santa Clara de Asís) is a Spanish mission in the city of Santa Clara, California. The mission, which was the eighth in California, was founded on January 12, 1777, by the Franciscans. Named for Saint Clare of Assisi, who founded the order of the Poor ...
From Mission to University. The story now turns to Mission Santa Clara de Asis, the 8 th mission in the chain of 21 Franciscan missions established by Padre Junipero Serra. It was first founded January 12, 1777 on the banks of the Guadalupe River (just north of Hwy 101, opposite the Mineta International Airport) and the first to bear the name ...
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On the banks of the Guadalupe River, they set up a cross and constructed a makeshift altar under a tree. On Jan. 12, 1777, Fray de la Peña said the first Mass at the new Mission Santa Clara de Asís, the eighth mission to be founded in California. Photo of mill stone taken before May 22, 1934.
Jan 12, 2012 · Summary: Santa Clara de Asís was founded on January 12, 1777 and was the first mission in California to honor a female saint, Saint Claire of Assisi, a 13th century Italian nun. Also known as Mission Santa Clara, this mission is the site of the first and oldest university in California, Santa Clara University, which was founded in 1851.
Quick Facts. 8 th mission. Founded on 1/12/1777. Adjacent to oldest college in California – University of Santa Clara. Serra chose first woman to serve as the mission’s patron saint – Saint Claire or Santa Clara. 1926 – fire forced the church to be moved for the fifth time. The remaining original rooms are the oldest structures on a ...
Location: 500 E. Camino Real, Santa Clara, CA 95053. Google Map. Hotel Deals. Mission Santa Clara de Asís was the second mission established in the San Francisco Bay area. It was the first California mission to honor a female saint. With its fertile land and large Indian population, the Bay Area proved an excellent location for the mission ...
All that remains in the history of Mission Santa Clara de Asís, which dates back to 1777, is written today in the cloister garden wall and the piece of cross that was part of the first dedication ceremony. This fragment, encased within a large concrete cross, stands in front of the beautiful new church that was erected after the fire of 1926 ...
