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Jun 30, 2024 · On Sept. 25, 1988, Saint Junipero Serra was beatified by Pope John Paul II. 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 ...
5 days ago · Junípero Serra was canonized Sept. 23, 2015, at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C. July 1 is the feast day of St. Junípero. He is the patron of vocations and known today as the Father of the California Missions, Apostle of California, a Founding Father of the United States and the United ...
Jun 25, 2024 · St. Junípero Serra was born on November 24, 1713 on the island of Majorca, Spain. He joined the Franciscans in 1730, and became so accomplished as a student that he was appointed a lector...
6 days ago · 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.
6 days ago · 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 one...
3 days ago · St. Junípero Serra was born on November 24, 1713 on the island of Majorca, Spain. He joined the Franciscans in 1730, and became so accomplished as a student that he was appointed a lector of philosophy before his ordination.
6 days ago · 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.
