Mission Nuestra Señora de la Soledad
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Mission Nuestra Señora de la Soledad (Spanish: Misión Nuestra Señora de la Soledad),[8] commonly known as Mission Soledad,[9] is a Spanish mission located in Soledad, California. The mission was founded by the Franciscan order on October 9, 1791, to convert the Native Americans living in the area to Catholicism. It was the thirteenth of California's Spanish missions, and is named for Mary, Our Lady of Solitude. The town of Soledad is named for the mission.
Location | 36641 Fort Romie Road Soledad, California 93960 |
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Coordinates | 36°24′16.6278″N 121°21′20.9046″W |
Name as founded | La Misión de María Santísima, Nuestra Señora Dolorosísima de la Soledad [1] |
English translation | The Mission of Mary Most Holy, Our Most Sorrowful Lady of Solitude |
Patron | Our Lady of Solitude, Our Most Sorrowful Lady of Solitude [2] |
Nickname(s) | "The Holy Mission" [3] |
Founding date | October 9, 1791 [4] |
Founding priest(s) | Fermín Francisco de Lasuén |
Founding Order | Thirteenth [2] |
Military district | Third [5] |
Native tribe(s) Spanish name(s) | Chalon, Esselen, Yokuts, Salinan |
Native place name(s) | Chuttusqelis [6] |
Baptisms | 2,131 (by 1832)[7] |
Marriages | 648 (by 1832) [7] |
Burials | 1,705 (by 1832) [7] |
Secularized | 1835 [2] |
Returned to the Church | 1859 [2] |
Governing body | Roman Catholic Diocese of Monterey |
Current use | Chapel / Museum |
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After the 1835 secularization of the mission and the later sale of building materials, the mission fell into a state of disrepair and soon after was left in ruins. A restoration project began in 1954 and a new chapel was dedicated in 1955. The chapel now functions as a chapel of Our Lady of Solitude, a parish church of the Diocese of Monterey. The priests' residence was later recreated, and functions as a museum.