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Mission San Francisco de Solano - 1823 |
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Mission San Francisco Solano was founded July 4, 1823 by Father Jose Altimira and named for St. Francis Solano, missionary to the Peruvian Indians. The mission was dedicated in 1824 and the church was replaced in 1827 by a larger church. In 1834 the mission was secularized and razed in 1837. In 1840 the present chapel was built as the parish church for Sonoma. The mission was sold in 1881. In 1903 the Historical Landmark League purchased the mission and began restoration. When completed in 1913, the League turned the property over to the state. Further restoration was then done and the mission is now the Sonoma Mission State Historic Park.
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