Mission San Antonio de Padua

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Mission San Antonio de Padua is a historic 18th-century Spanish Franciscan mission in California, known for its relatively unaltered rural setting and well-preserved original architecture.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman Catholic mission
Spanish mission in California
historic site
architecturalStyle Mission Revival (restoration elements)
Spanish Colonial
CaliforniaHistoricalLandmarkNumber 232
country United States
dedicatedTo Saint Anthony of Padua
foundedBy Fermín Francisco de Lasuén
foundedOn 1771-07-14
foundingEra Spanish colonial period in California
foundingOrder Franciscan Order
governingBody Roman Catholic Diocese of Monterey
hasConstructionMaterial adobe
red clay roof tiles
hasFeature adobe church
bell tower
cloistered courtyard
mission quadrangle
thick adobe walls
tile roofs
hasFunction museum
parish church
retreat center
heritageDesignation California Historical Landmark
National Register of Historic Places
knownFor arched colonnade
campanario-style bell wall
relatively unaltered rural setting
well-preserved original architecture
locatedIn California
Fort Hunter Liggett
Jolon, California
Monterey County, California
locatedInRegion Salinas Valley
locatedNear Santa Lucia Mountains
locatedOn San Antonio River
NRHPListingCountry United States
NRHPType building
openToPublic true
originalPurpose Christianization of Native Americans
Spanish colonial settlement
ownership Roman Catholic Church
partOf California mission chain
religion Roman Catholic Church
restoredInCentury 20th century
secularizationEra Mexican period in California
sequenceNumberInCaliforniaMissions 3
servedNativeGroup Salinan people
underwentSecularization yes


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