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4 days ago · Saint Junípero Serra Ferrer O.F.M. ( / huːˈniːpəroʊ ˈsɛrə /; Spanish: [xuˈnipeɾo ˈsera]; November 24, 1713 – August 28, 1784), popularly known simply as Junipero Serra, was a Spanish Catholic priest and missionary of the Franciscan Order. He is credited with establishing the Franciscan Missions in the Sierra Gorda, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Jun 30, 2024 · Pope Francis canonized Junipero Serra on Sept. 23, 2015, during a Mass in Washington, D.C. It was the first canonization to take place on American soil. Saint Junipero Serra’s feast day is July 1. Read more about the life of Saint Junipero Serra in The Man Who Founded California, by Archbishop MNL Couve de Murville, Ignatius Press.
Jul 1, 2024 · On September 23, 2015, in the first canonization to take place on American soil, Pope Francis raised to sainthood the leader of these missionaries, Junípero Serra, whom the pope identified as...
Jul 1, 2024 · This was the motto of St. Junípero Serra (feast day: July 1), considered the “Apostle of California.” He was responsible for establishing 21 missions throughout the modern-day state in the 18th century and converting thousands of native Americans to the Catholic faith.
Jul 1, 2024 · Junípero Serra Ferrer, O.F.M., was a Spanish Franciscan friar who founded missions 21 in California, including San Diego to San Francisco. He is often called The Apostle of California.
Jul 12, 2024 · Father Junípero Serra wrote his superior in Mexico City, Father Juan Andrés, from San Diego, cautioning the Franciscans who may come to California of the many challenges they may encounter, ending with: “But to a willing heart all is sweet, amanti suave est.” (July 3, 1769)
Jul 8, 2024 · There were shouts to cancel St. Junípero Serra, the 18th-century Franciscan priest and missionary who brought the Gospel to the Native peoples of New Spain’s Alta California.
