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Saint Junípero Serra Ferrer O.F.M. (/ h uː ˈ n iː p ər oʊ ˈ s ɛr ə /; Spanish: [xuˈnipeɾo ˈsera]; November 24, 1713 – August 28, 1784), popularly known simply as Junipero Serra, was a Spanish Catholic priest and missionary of the Franciscan Order.
The Serra Chapel, the oldest standing church building in California and the only extant building where St. Junipero Serra is known to have said Mass, was used for services, as the Mission's original stone church was destroyed in an 1812 earthquake. Various efforts had been made to restore the church over the years, but had only caused further ...
A 12-acre (49,000 m 2) site on Upland Road adjacent to St. John's Seminary was selected for the new parish's permanent church. [1] When the founding pastor, Father Kidney, first walked the cleared and graded site, he said, "This is one that Serra himself would have chosen: an elevation that commands a view of the sea, of adjacent valleys and of the mountain ridges of Los Padres National Forest ...
It replaces a statue of Father Junípero Serra, the founder of California’s notorious mission system, long a symbol of Native pain and oppression. Protesters toppled Serra’s statue in 2020.
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 Catholic Church in Spain has a long history, starting in the 1st century AD. It is the largest religious group in the country, with 58.6% of Spaniards identifying as "Catholic". [1] Attempts were made from the late 1st century to the late 3rd century to establish Christianity in the Iberian Peninsula.
Victor Avalos, right, the father of Anthony Avalos, and other family members bring out the child's casket after funeral services at St. Junipero Serra Parish in Quartz Hills.
Parish name Image Address Community; Holy Cross [37] 13955 Peach Hill Rd. Moorpark: St. Jude the Apostle [38] 32032 W. Lindero Canyon Rd. Westlake Village: St. Julie Billiart [39] 2475 Borchard Rd. Newbury Park: St. Junipero Serra [40] 5205 Upland Rd. Camarillo: St. Mary Magdalen [41] 2532 Ventura Blvd. Camarillo: St. Maximilian Kolbe [42] 5801 ...