Mission Santa Clara de Asís circa 1910.

Mission Santa Clara de Asís was founded on January 12, 1777 by Father Junípero Serra, the eighth in the California mission chain. It was named for Saint Clare of Assisi, the founder of the order of the Poor Clares, making it the first California mission to be named for a woman. It is located in the City of Santa Clara, California, on the campus of Santa Clara University, (within what was the Third Military District). The Mission in its heyday boasted the largest Indian population of any in California. Image File history File links Santa_Clara_de_Asis_circa_1910_William_Amos_Haines. ... Image File history File links Santa_Clara_de_Asis_circa_1910_William_Amos_Haines. ... January 12 is the 12th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1777 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Blessed Junípero Serra (November 24, 1713 – August 28, 1784) was a Majorcan (Spain) Franciscan friar who founded the mission chain in Alta California. ... The Spanish Missions of California (more simply referred to as the California Missions) comprise a series of religious outposts established by Spanish Catholic Dominicans, Jesuits, and Franciscans, to spread the Christian doctrine among the local Native Americans, but with the added benefit of giving Spain a toehold in the frontier... Saint Clare of Assisi, born Chiara Offreduccio, (July 16, 1194 – August 11, 1253) was one of the first followers of Francis of Assisi and founded the Order of Poor Ladies to organize the women who chose to take the Franciscan vow of poverty and celibacy. ... The Order of Poor Ladies, also known as the Poor Clares, the Poor Clare Nuns, the Clarisse, or the Minoresses is a Franciscan order founded by Saint Clare of Assisi. ... Nickname: Motto: Official website: http://www. ... Santa Clara University is a private, co-educational Roman Catholic university in the United States. ... The Spanish Missions in California (more simply referred to as the California Missions) comprise a series of religious outposts established by Spanish Catholic Dominicans, Jesuits, and Franciscans, to spread the Christian doctrine among the local Native Americans, but with the added benefit of giving Spain a toehold in the frontier...

A secondary mission site, Mission Santa Clara de Thamien, was established at the Indian village of So-co-is-u-ka by Franciscan Padres Tomás de la Peña and Joseph Antonio Marguia on January 17, 1777. There they erected a cross and shelter for worship to bring Christianity to the Costanoan tribe. Floods and earthquakes damaged many of the early structures. The Order of Friars Minor and other Franciscan movements are disciples of Saint Francis of Assisi. ... January 17 is the 17th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1777 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The Ohlone were an ethnic group whose members lived in what is now the San Francisco Bay Area of California until after the European discovery and settling of this area. ...

Initially, there was tension between the people of the Mission and those in the nearby Pueblo de San Jose over disputed ownership rights of land and water. The tension was relieved when a road, the Alameda, was built by two hundred Indians to link the communities together. On Sundays, people from San Jose would come to the Mission for services, until the building of St. Joseph's Church in 1803. Nickname: Capital of Silicon Valley Motto: Official website: http://www. ... A section of The Alameda, southeast of Santa Clara University and northwest of San Joses HP Pavillion which contains a number of gay-owned businesses, and the Billy DeFrank LGBT Community center [1]. ... Exterior view of Cathedral Basilica of St. ...

Mission Santa Clara de Asís circa 2005

In 1850, California became a U.S. state, and the Jesuit order of priests took over the Mission Santa Clara de Asís. Father John Nobili, S.J., was put in charge of the Mission. He began a college on the Mission site in 1851, which grew into Santa Clara University. It is the only mission to become part of a university, and it is also the oldest university in California. Throughout the history of the Mission, the bells have rung faithfully every evening, a promise made to King Charles IV of Spain when he sent the original bells to the Mission in 1777. He asked that the bells be rung each evening at 8:30 in memory of those who had died. Image File history File linksMetadata Santa_Clara_Mission_Small. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Santa_Clara_Mission_Small. ... A U.S. state is any one of the fifty states (four of which officially favor the term commonwealth) which, along with the District of Columbia, form the United States of America. ... It has been suggested that Brothers of the Society of Jesus be merged into this article or section. ... John Nobili, born Giovanni Pietro Antonio Nobili, (28 April 1812 – March 1, 1856) was an Italian priest of the Society of Jesus. ... Santa Clara University is a private, co-educational Roman Catholic university in the United States. ... A university is an institution of higher education and of research, which grants academic degrees at all levels (bachelor, master, and doctor) in a variety of subjects. ... Charles IV (November 11, 1748 - January 20, 1819) was King of Spain from December 14, 1788 until his abdication on March 19, 1808. ...

Mission Santa Clara de Asís sits on the campus of the Santa Clara University. As St. Clare Parish, it continues to serve as an active parish in the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Jose, and as the home of the Diocese's Chinese Catholic Community. It is open to visitors and has a museum on the campus. A parish is a type of administrative subdivision. ... The Cathedral Basilica of St. ...

Historic designations

• California Historical Landmark #250 - Old sites of Mission Santa Clara de Asís and the Old Spanish Bridge
• California Historical Landmark #338

California Historical Landmarks (CHLs) are buildings, structures, sites, or places in the state of California that have been determined to have statewide historical significance by meeting at least one of the criteria listed below: approved for designation by the County Board of Supervisors or the City/Town Council in whose... California Historical Landmarks (CHLs) are buildings, structures, sites, or places in the state of California that have been determined to have statewide historical significance by meeting at least one of the criteria listed below: approved for designation by the County Board of Supervisors or the City/Town Council in whose...

See also

• Spanish missions in California

The Spanish Missions in California (more simply referred to as the California Missions) comprise a series of religious outposts established by Spanish Catholic Dominicans, Jesuits, and Franciscans, to spread the Christian doctrine among the local Native Americans, but with the added benefit of giving Spain a toehold in the frontier...

External links

• Official mission website
• Official parish website
• Elevation & Site Layout sketches of the Mission proper

Looking toward the altar of the exquisitely-ornate Mission Santa Clara de Asís chapel, circa 1897.

Looking toward the high altar of the modern Mission Santa Clara de Asís church, circa 2000.

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