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The church was founded by the Franciscan Saint Junípero Serra as the chapel of Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo on June 3, 1770. Father Serra first established the original mission in Monterey at this location on June 3, 1770, near the native village of Tamo.
The latter village may have been founded after Mission San Carlos was relocated to Carmel Valley. The mission was about 10 mi (16 km) from the nearest Esselen territory, Excelen. [22] The original building in Monterey continued to operate as the Royal Presidio's chapel and later became the current Cathedral of San Carlos Borromeo.
Mission San Francisco de Asís: San Francisco: 1791 Church Oldest building in City of San Francisco. The original chapel, built in 1771, was rebuilt out of adobe from 1782 to 1791. Cathedral of San Carlos Borromeo: Monterey: 1791-94 Cathedral: Part of the Presidio of Monterey.
Cathedral of San Carlos Borromeo (Roman Catholic) 36°35′45″N 121°53′28″W / 36.5958677°N 121.8911526°W / 36.5958677; -121.8911526 ( San Carlos Borromeo Cathedral (Royal Presidio Chapel), Monterey, California
El Presidio Real de San Carlos de Monterey (Presidio of Monterey, California), founded June 3, 1770 El Presidio Real de San Francisco ( Presidio of San Francisco ), founded December 17, 1776 El Presidio Real de Santa Bárbara ( Presidio of Santa Barbara ), founded April 12, 1782
Its population took refuge in the Presidio's Rancho del Rey San Pedro (King's Farm), in the vicinity of Salinas. [8] [6] The fortunes of the Presidio at Monterey rose and fell with the times: it has been moved, abandoned and reactivated time and time again. The only surviving building from the original compound is the Royal Presidio Chapel. At ...
The chapel, which opens off the nave, is used for special services and for post-communion healing prayer. It seats approximately 25. Eight brightly colored tapestries, woven by a parishioner, hang on the rear wall of the church and behind the altars in the sanctuary and the chapel. The parish hall, Eastburn Hall, seats approximately 175 for ...
The Archdiocese of San Francisco was created in 1853 and Archbishop Alemany was its first incumbent. The first Dominican priory in San Francisco was established in 1863 at Van Ness and Broadway to provide a center for the friars who were given charge of the new parish of Saint Brigid. The Dominicans served there until 1875 when it was ...