Episode 4 of 4
Mission San Francisco de Asís founded and dedicated
- When
- October 9, 1776
- Where
- Mission in present-day San Francisco
- Part of
- Founding of San Francisco
Frs Francisco Palóu and Pedro Benito Cambón founded the mission and dedicated a chapel on October 9, 1776, naming it in honor of Francis of Assisi.
The mission was founded on October 9, 1776, by Frs Francisco Palóu and Pedro Benito Cambón, who dedicated a small chapel in present-day San Francisco as the Mission San Francisco. The Spanish missionaries named the new mission San Francisco de Asís, in honor of Francis of Assisi, founder of the Franciscan Order. It is also known as Mission Dolores.
Sources
- Mission San Francisco de Asís Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-29
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