The Santa Ysabel Asistencia was founded on September 20, 1818 at Canada de Santa Ysabel in the mountains east of San Diego (near the village of Elcuanam), the present-day City of Santa Ysabel. The "Church of the Desert" was consecrated by Father Fernando Martin as an asistencia ("sub-mission") to Mission San Diego de Alcalá. September 20 is the 263rd day of the year (264th in leap years). ... 1818 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... San Diego County in the Southwest corner of California. ... Mission San Diego de Alcalá as it stood circa 1900. ...
By 1822 a chapel, granary, several houses, and a cemetery has all been constructed on the site. The native population of approximately 450 neophytes consisted of both the Luiseño and Diegueño peoples. Given its remote location, the facility was visited infrequently by the padres after secularization of the missions in the 1830s. Events March 30 - Florida becomes a United States territory. ... Secularization, as understood by sociologists of religion, is a varied term with multiple definitions and levels of meaning. ... Events and Trends Dutch-speaking farmers known as Voortrekkers emigrate northwards from the Cape Colony. ...
in 1850 the roof caved in and ramadas (shelters) were erected against one wall in order to that religious services could continue. Today nothing remains of the original structures due to neglect over the years. In 1924 a new "San Ysabel Chapel" was dedicated and is situated near the site of the former adobe. 1850 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1924 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...
The Santa Ysabel Mission Church functions today as a part of the Roman Catholic church. The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ...
This, the "Church of the Desert," was founded as asistencia to Mission San Diego.
In 1822, it was reported that the asistencia, of SantaYsabel comprised a chapel, a granary, several houses, a cemetery and an Indian population of 450 neophytes."
The recent disappearance of the old bells that hung from a thick beam outside the chapel is the subject of much grievous conjecture among Indians and pioneers at SantaYsabel, who miss their familiar clangor of a Sunday morning.
SantaYsabel was a sub-mission of Mission San Diego de Alcalá.
The chapel is approximately 5.5 miles South of the 76/79 intersection and 1.4 miles North of the town of SantaYsabel (79/78 intersection).
Plaque placed by the State Department of Parks and Recreation in cooperation with the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego, SantaYsabel Tribal Council, and Squibob Chapter, E Clampus Vitus, September 26, 1987.
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