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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.
- The Mission of Saint Clare of Assisi
- La Misión Santa Clara de Asís
- January 12, 1777
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 of a woman, St. Claire of ...
Jan 12, 2012 · 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.
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Mission 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.
On January 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. This was the first mission named for a woman, Saint Claire of Assisi, founder of the Poor Clares order of the nuns.
Mission Santa Clara de Asís joined the growing chain of Franciscan settlements in January, 1777. The mission was in existence less than six months when Lieut. Moraga returned with a group of de Anza colonists, who had been waiting at San Gabriel.
Mission Life. Each day started around sunrise (around 6am). The Mission bells would ring to wake everyone and summon them to Mass and morning prayers. Prayer lasted for about an hour and then everyone would go to breakfast.
