San Gabriel Mission Altar

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Princeton Theological Seminary (Contributor)
Contributors: James R. Tanis (Contributor)
Format: Electronic Postcard
Language:Undetermined language
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Published: s.a.
Further subjects:B Postcards
B Catholic Church
B Fine Arts
B United States ; CA ; San Gabriel
Online Access: Volltext (kostenfrei)
Description
Item Description:San Gabriel Mission Altar rests beneath six statues brought individually from Spain in the 1790's-20 years after the Mission's founding. The statue of the Blessed Virgin was a gift of the King and Queen of Spain. Present Mission church was dedicated early in the 19th century and there has been no cessation of religious services these 150 years