Junípero Serra
E23174
Catholic missionary
Franciscan friar
Roman Catholic priest
Spanish missionary
colonial-era figure
human
Junípero Serra was an 18th-century Franciscan friar who led the Catholic missionary effort in Alta California, establishing a chain of missions that profoundly shaped the region’s colonial and Indigenous history.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Junípero | 1 |
Statements (69)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic missionary
ⓘ
Franciscan friar ⓘ Roman Catholic priest ⓘ Spanish missionary ⓘ colonial-era figure ⓘ human ⓘ |
| beatifiedBy | Pope John Paul II ⓘ |
| birthName | Miquel Josep Serra i Ferrer ⓘ |
| canonizationStatus | saint ⓘ |
| canonizedBy | Pope Francis ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | illness ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith | Gaspar de Portolá ⓘ |
| commemoratedIn | State of California historical memory ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Spain ⓘ |
| dateOfBeatification | 1988-09-25 ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1713-11-24 ⓘ |
| dateOfCanonization | 2015-09-23 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1784-08-28 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Franciscan monastery in Palma de Mallorca
ⓘ
University of Lullian Studies, Palma de Mallorca ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Mallorcan ⓘ |
| familyName | Serra ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Christian missions
ⓘ
evangelization of Indigenous peoples ⓘ |
| founded |
Mission San Antonio de Padua
ⓘ
Mission San Buenaventura ⓘ Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo ⓘ Mission San Diego de Alcalá ⓘ Mission San Gabriel Arcángel ⓘ Mission San Juan Capistrano ⓘ Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa ⓘ |
| givenName | Miquel ⓘ |
| hasFeastDay | July 1 ⓘ |
| hasStatue |
National Statuary Hall
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surface form:
U.S. Capitol National Statuary Hall (former representation of California)
|
| impactOn | Indigenous peoples of California ⓘ |
| influenced | Spanish colonial policy in California ⓘ |
| knownFor |
founding missions in Alta California
ⓘ
leading Catholic missionary effort in Alta California ⓘ role in Spanish colonization of California ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Catalan
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| legacy |
controversy over treatment of Native Americans
ⓘ
network of California missions ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Franciscan Order
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Franciscan Order ⓘ
surface form:
Order of Friars Minor
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| missionaryWorkRegion |
Alta California (Spanish colony)
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surface form:
Alta California
Baja California ⓘ Sierra Gorda, Mexico ⓘ |
| name | Junípero Serra self-link ⓘ |
| occupation |
missionary
ⓘ
priest ⓘ theology professor ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Portolá expedition ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Petra, Mallorca, Spain ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Carmel-by-the-Sea, California
ⓘ
surface form:
Carmel, California
Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo ⓘ
surface form:
Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo, Alta California
|
| positionHeld |
head of the Franciscan missions in Alta California
ⓘ
president of the Alta California missions ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholicism
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| religiousVows | Franciscan vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience ⓘ |
| subjectOf | historical debate about colonialism and Indigenous rights ⓘ |
| tookReligiousName |
Junípero Serra
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Junípero
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| traveledTo |
Mexico
ⓘ
Viceroyalty of New Spain ⓘ
surface form:
New Spain
|
| veneratedIn |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| workedFor |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic Church
Spanish monarchy ⓘ
surface form:
Spanish Crown
|
| yearOfArrivalInNewWorld | 1749 ⓘ |
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Junípero