Tag: Mission San Luis Rey de Francia

  • Mission San Luis Rey de Francia

    Mission San Luis Rey de Francia

    Mission San Luis Rey de Francia, also known as Mission San Luis Rey or San Luis Rey Mission Church, was founded on June 13, 1798 by Father Fermin LasuĂ©n and named for Louis IX, King of France (1215-1270). The mission was eighteenth in the California Mission Chain and closed the critical gap between Mission San…