Mission Nuestra Senora de la Soledad

Mission Nuestra Senora de la Soledad was founded on October 9, 1791 to minister and take in the Indians of the Salinas Valley. It was the thirteenth of the Spanish missions founded in California by members of the Franciscan Order.

Though prosperous in its early years, the Mission declined after 1825. Nevertheless, Father Vicente Francisco de Sarria stayed on in poverty to serve the Indians until his death in 1835, when the Mexican Government discontinued the mission during the period of secularization.^[2]

Visitor Info

Location:
36641 Fort Romie Road
Soledad, CA 93960

Mailing Address:
PO Box 515
Soledad, CA 93960

Phone:
831-678-2586

Mission Fun Facts [1]
Name as Founded	La Misión de María Santísima, Nuestra Señora Dolorosísima de la Soledad
English Translation	The Mission of Mary Most Holy, Our Most Sorrowful Lady of Solitude
Founding Date	October 9, 1791
Founding Order	Thirteenth

History Timeline^[1]

1791 - Father Fermin Francisco de Lasuen founds the 13th mission on October 9 in honor of "Mary Most Holy, Our Most Sorrowful Lady of Solitude."
1797 - The first chapel is completed consisting of adobe and a thatched roof.
1805 - The chapel is enlarged.
1831 - The chapel collapses.
1832 - The present chapel is built.
1835 - the mission is secularized.
1846 - The Governor of Alta California sells the mission for $800.
1859 - The mission is returned to the Catholic Church.
1954 - The chapel is restored.

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