The name san fernando de espana was to honor saint ferdinand iii king of spain.
Mission san fernando rey de españa floor plan top view.
This mission is the fourth he opened in 1797.
The convento has a stunning colonnade with 19 arches bordering the full length of the building.
If you walk up to the altar rail you will see two graves in the floor.
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The other has specific names and dates of padres buried at the mission.
On a motorcycle trip the 5th of 21 california missions i visited was mission san fernando rey de españa.
Mission san fernando rey de españa founded by father la suen on september 8 1797 closed the gap between san buenaventura on the coast and san gabriel in the interior.
It was here that the future mission san fernando rey de españa would be established.
This was after all where we had masses to commemorate my grandmother and uncle s death and also the same place where my cousin and her husband said their nuptials.
Style mission san fernando is simple from the outside but the inside is beautifully painted in the style of the mission s native american tribes the chumash and tongva.
First time here was back in 1995 when my uncle passed away because of a heart attack.
Situated directly on the highway leading to the fast growing community of los angles mission san fernando became a popular stopping off place for those traveling on el camino.
The founding of missions san fernando rey de espana.
This is where my brother paul rip and i went to the seminary in 1962 and 1964 respectively.
Father fermin lasuen founded the mission san fernando rey de espana on september 8th 1797.
San fernando rey de españa.
Mission san fernando rey de españa is a spanish mission in the mission hills community of los angeles california the mission was founded on september 8 1797 and was the seventeenth of the twenty one spanish missions established in alta california named for saint ferdinand the mission is the namesake of the nearby city of san fernando and the san fernando valley.
What is the history of mission san fernando rey de espana.
Mission san fernando rey de españa has a really amazing architecture.
This summer was a busy one for padre lasuén.
Was founded on september 8 1797.
Mission san fernando was the seventeenth spanish mission built in california.
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Interesting facts about mission san fernando.
It was the 17th of california s 21 missions and it still is considered the largest adobe structure in california.
One is a generic stone that probably represents some if not all of the 2 449 burials at the mission between 1797 and 1846.
The first buildings were finished only two months after dedication.
It was founded on september 8 1797 by father fermin lasuen.
Many travelers stopped at the mission.
68 reviews of mission san fernando rey de españa this mission brings both emotions of joy and sadness every time i come here.