Tag: Mission San Miguel Arcángel

  • Mission San Miguel Arcángel

    Mission San Miguel Arcángel

    Mission San Miguel Arcángel, sixteenth in the Chain of California Missions, was founded on July 25, 1797 by Father Fermin Francisco de Lasuén and named for Saint Michael the Archangel, the “Most Glorious Prince of the Celestial Militia”. The location was chosen two years earlier and provided an additional stop on the two-days journey between…