California Missions

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Princeton Theological Seminary (Contributor)
Contributors: James R. Tanis (Contributor)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:Undetermined language
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Published: s.a.
Further subjects:B United States ; CA
B Postcards
B Catholic Church
B Church architecture ; United States
B Fine Arts
B Church buildings ; United States
Online Access: Volltext (kostenfrei)
Description
Item Description:Founding of the California Spanish missions furnished an epic in history. These monuments are historical reminders of the great Franciscan adventure. Patient years of labor, heroic decades of sacrifice by Fray Junipero Serra and his Franciscan Padres lie behind the founding era of the 21 missions and their branches. Most of the missions still stand, sources of wonder and beauty originally a day's ride on horseback apart, along 600 miles of California's beautiful coastline