Mission San Fernando Rey de España, or San Fernando Rey, was founded on September 8, 1797 by Father Fermin Lasuen, the seventeenth mission in the California mission chain. It was named for St. Ferdinand, King of Spain, and is located in the Mission Hills community of northern Los Angeles, California.
In 1845, Governor Pio Pico declared the mission buildings for sale and in 1846, made Mission San Fernando Rey de España his headquarters. The mission was used for many things during the late 1800s; it was a station for the Butterfield Stage Lines; it was used as storerooms for the Porter Land and Water Company; and in 1896, the quadrangle was used as a hog farm.
San Fernando's church became a working church again in 1923 when the Oblate priests arrived. Many attempts were made to restore the old mission from the early 1900s, but it was not until the Hearst Foundation gave a large gift of money in the 1940s, that the mission was finally restored. In 1971, a large earthquake damaged the church, which had to completely rebuilt. The repairs were completed in 1974. Mission San Fernando Rey de España is a beautifully restored mission. It continues to be very well cared for and is still used as a parish church.
MissionSanFernando was the fourth mission founded in three months as Father Lasuén hurried to close the gaps in El Camino Real.
A prominent feature at SanFernando is the very long convento wing which was used as a hospice, or hotel, during Spanish times when the missions were a day's ride apart on horseback.
The beautifully restored church and lovely mission gardens give no hint today that after secularization the buildings came to be used as a warehouse and stable, while the patio was a hog farm.
MissionSanFernandoReyde España, or SanFernandoRey, was founded on September 8, 1797 by Father Fermin Lasuen, the seventeenth mission in the Californiamission chain.
The mission was used for many things during the late 1800s; it was a station for the Butterfield Stage Lines[?]; it was used as storerooms for the Porter Land and Water Company[?]; and in 1896, the quadrangle was used as a hog farm.
SanFernando's church became a working church again in 1923 when the Oblate[?] priests arrived.
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