San Rafael Arcangel


This is a set of resources for the Mission San Rafael Arcangel.

San Rafael History

For many years, Mission San Rafael was all but forgotten. San Raphael’s Church, preserving at least the name of the mission in English, stood on the approximate site. Read more here.
Source: ? ? ? The Civic Group

The Twentieth Mission
This site was originally dedicated as an asistencia (sub-mission) of Mission Dolores. San Rafael was to serve as a convalescent hospital for the many sick neophytes (Christianized Native Americans) there.
Source: ? ? ? BGe Internet Services

The Mission Chain

Learn about the founding Father, get resources for your Mission report, learn about Native Californians, explore then & now, and get art.
Source: ? ? ? EUSD

California Mission San Rafael

Check out pictures of this Mission and get a few facts while you?re here.
Source: ? ? ? California Museum of Photography

Mission San Rafael Arcangel

Mission Santa Ines completed an unbroken line of missions, from San Diego to San Francisco, that were only a day’s journey apart. Mission San Rafael was built to care for sick Indians from Mission San Francisco.
Source: ? ? ? Juggernaut Technology

Almanac: California Missions
Get a data sheet for this Mission and view some of the oldest pictures available from this site.
Source: ? ? ? Joel Gazis-Sax

Mission of California

The twentieth mission was founded on December 14, 1817, by Father Vicente de Sarr?a as a hospital asistencia for Mission San Francisco de As?s, but it was given full mission status 1823.

Source: ? ? ? California Missions Foundation

The San Rafael Mission Tour

Take a virtual tour of this Mission through some colorful photographs.
Source: ? ? ? CaliforniaMissions.com


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