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.
Mission san fernando rey de espaдa floor plan.
A convento the padre s quarters and a guest house branches off the quadrangle.
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.
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.
San luis rey de francia 7 22 2002.
San fernando rey de españa.
The convento has a stunning colonnade with 19 arches bordering the full length of the building.
First time here was back in 1995 when my uncle passed away because of a heart attack.
68 reviews of mission san fernando rey de españa this mission brings both emotions of joy and sadness every time i come here.
Mission san fernando was the seventeenth spanish mission built in california.
Ferdinand king of spain 1217 1252.
Architectural historian rexford newcomb sketched this pair of doors which display the spanish river of life pattern at mission san fernando rey de españa in 1916.
The founding of missions san fernando rey de espana.
Although for the majority of its lifetime the mission was founded in 1797 the mission was way out in the country today it.
Nuestra senora la reina de los angeles 8 15 2006.
It was founded on september 8 1797 by father fermin lasuen.
This mission is organized around a large quadrangle with a simple adobe church located in one corner.
It was the 17th of california s 21 missions and it still is considered the largest adobe structure in california.
Ferdinand king of spain 1217 1252.
The mission is named for st.
The british painter edwin deakin whose painting of the convent at mission san fernando rey de españa appears above was particularly good at evoking the missions in their time of some sort of ruined splendor.
San fernando rey de españa.
Interesting facts about mission san fernando.
How did mission san fernando rey de espana get its name.
Many travelers stopped at the mission.
San bernardino asistencia 12 27 2001.
Mission san fernando rey de españa was founded 8 september 1797 17 th in order by padre fermin francisco de lasuén.
26 arched door and window openings required the use of wood centering during erection as did corridor arches and any type of vault or domed construction.
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.
San diego de alcalá 7 23 2002.
The mission is named for st.
Was founded on september 8 1797.
San antonio de pala asistencia 7 22 2002.