Marian devotion
San Francisco de Assisi Mission
San Francisco, California
The mission that named the city of San Francisco.
Place: San Francisco, California
Type: Mission / Sanctuary
The Mission of San Francisco de Assis was founded by Father Junípero Serra in 1776. It is the mission that named the city of San Francisco.
Mission History
The mission was dedicated to San Francisco de Assisi, but the Virgin Mary is venerated as a protector of the community. The original church was built with adobe and wood.
Every year, thousands of pilgrims visit the mission to celebrate the feast of San Francisco de Assisi on October 4.
The San Francisco de Assisi Mission named the city of San Francisco (1776).
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