It was founded on september 8 1797 by father fermin lasuen.
Mission san fernando rey de espaдa floor plan.
First time here was back in 1995 when my uncle passed away because of a heart attack.
The founding of missions san fernando rey de espana.
This mission is organized around a large quadrangle with a simple adobe church located in one corner.
The convento has a stunning colonnade with 19 arches bordering the full length of the building.
The name san fernando de espana was to honor saint ferdinand iii king of spain.
Father fermin lasuen founded the mission san fernando rey de espana on september 8th 1797.
68 reviews of mission san fernando rey de españa this mission brings both emotions of joy and sadness every time i come here.
San diego de alcalá 7 23 2002.
Mission san fernando was the seventeenth spanish mission built in california.
Situated directly on the highway leading to the fast growing community of los angles mission san fernando became a popular stopping off place for those traveling on el camino.
It was the 17th of california s 21 missions and it still is considered the largest adobe structure in california.
26 arched door and window openings required the use of wood centering during erection as did corridor arches and any type of vault or domed construction.
The mission is named for st.
How did mission san fernando rey de espana get its name.
San fernando rey de españa.
Nuestra senora la reina de los angeles 8 15 2006.
Ferdinand king of spain 1217 1252.
A convento the padre s quarters and a guest house branches off the quadrangle.
Although for the majority of its lifetime the mission was founded in 1797 the mission was way out in the country today it.
San luis rey de francia 7 22 2002.
San fernando rey de españa.
Was founded on september 8 1797.
The british painter edwin deakin whose painting of the convent at mission san fernando rey de españa appears above was particularly good at evoking the missions in their time of some sort of ruined splendor.
Architectural historian rexford newcomb sketched this pair of doors which display the spanish river of life pattern at mission san fernando rey de españa in 1916.
Ferdinand king of spain 1217 1252.
San antonio de pala asistencia 7 22 2002.
Interesting facts about mission san fernando.
Las flores asistencia 7 24 2002.
The mission is named for st.
Mission san fernando rey de españa founded by father la suen on september 8 1797 closed the gap between san buenaventura on the coast and san gabriel in the interior.
San bernardino asistencia 12 27 2001.
Many travelers stopped at the mission.