Mission San Luis Rey de Francia
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- For the book by Thornton Wilder, see The Bridge of San Luis Rey.
Mission San Luis Rey de Francia (originally La Misión de San Luis, Rey de Francia) was named for was founded on June 13, 1798 by Father Fermín Francisco de Lasuén. "The Mission of Louis IX, King of France," known as the "King of the Missions," is the eighteenth in the mission chain in California, and the last founded by Father Lasuén. It is located in Oceanside, California, in northern San Diego County, in what was the First Military District.
When it was built the local inhabitants were the Kumeyaay people, also known as the Diegueños. In 1816, Mission San Antonio de Pala was established twenty miles inland as an asistencia ("sub-mission").
No services were held at the Mission for 46 years. It was not until 1892 when two Mexican priests were given permission to restore the Mission as a monastery; Father Joseph O'Keefe was assigned as an interpreter for the monks. It was he who began to restore the old Mission in 1895. The cuadrángulo (quadrangle) and church were completed in 1905.
Today Mission San Luis Rey de Francia is a working mission. It is cared for by the people who belong to the parish, and is still being restored. There is a museum and visitors center at the Mission, as well as a small cemetery.
Historic designations
References
See also
- Spanish missions in California
- Las Flores Asistencia
- Mission San Antonio de Pala
- Union Station (San Diego)
- USNS Mission San Luis Rey (AO-128) — a ''Buenaventura Class fleet oiler built during World War II.
External links
- [Official mission website]
- [Elevation & Site Layout sketches of the Mission proper]
- [Satellite image] from Google Maps
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