Mission Concepción
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Mission Concepción is a historic 18th-century Spanish colonial Catholic mission in San Antonio, Texas, renowned as one of the best-preserved examples of its kind in the United States.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic mission
ⓘ
Spanish colonial mission ⓘ church building ⓘ historic site ⓘ |
| affiliation | Archdiocese of San Antonio ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Baroque
ⓘ
Spanish Colonial ⓘ |
| category | Historic district contributing property ⓘ |
| completedIn | mid-18th century ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1731 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| denomination |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| foundedBy | Franciscan missionaries ⓘ |
| foundingReligiousOrder |
Franciscan Order
ⓘ
surface form:
Order of Friars Minor
|
| hasCoordinateLocation | San Antonio, Texas, approximate coordinates 29.399°N 98.491°W ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
convento (mission residence)
ⓘ
dome ⓘ twin bell towers ⓘ walled compound ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
historical museum site
ⓘ
parish church ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Historic Landmark
ⓘ
UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bexar County, Texas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
San Antonio ⓘ
surface form:
San Antonio, Texas
Texas ⓘ |
| managedBy | National Park Service ⓘ |
| material | limestone ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Immaculate Conception ⓘ |
| notableFor |
original interior fresco remnants
ⓘ
status as one of the best-preserved Spanish colonial missions in the United States ⓘ well-preserved original stone church ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| originalName | Mission Nuestra Señora de la Purísima Concepción de Acuña ⓘ |
| partOf |
San Antonio Missions National Historical Park
ⓘ
surface form:
San Antonio Missions
San Antonio Missions National Historical Park ⓘ San Antonio Missions National Historical Park ⓘ
surface form:
UNESCO World Heritage Site "San Antonio Missions"
|
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholicism
|
| significance |
illustrates Spanish colonial evangelization of indigenous peoples in Texas
ⓘ
important example of 18th-century mission architecture in North America ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageInscriptionYear | 2015 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
cultural events
ⓘ
educational tours ⓘ religious services ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.