Mission San Buenaventura

Mission San Buenaventura was founded on Easter Sunday, March 31, 1782 by Father Junípero Serra, the ninth in the California mission chain. It was named for Saint Bonaventure, and was the last of the missions founded by Father Serra. The Mission is located in Ventura, California, in what was the Second Military District. In 1793, the first church burned down. It took the Indians 16 years to build the new church, which still stands today. In 1893, Father Cyprian Rubio "modernized" the interior of the church, painting over the original artwork. When he finished almost nothing remained of the old church. New priests restored the church to its original style in 1957.

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Easter - March 31 - 1782 - Junípero Serra - California - Saint - Bonaventure - Ventura, California - ''Second Military District'' - 1793 - 1893 - 1957

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Today all that remains of the original Mission is the church and its garden. Services are still held in the parish church. A small museum sits at the Mission with displays of Chumash Indian artifacts and mission-period items.

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Parish - Chumash - Indian

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