January 2010
17 posts
How this blog was created
Note: This blog was created by James Truong via email using a service called Posterous. Posterous builds a blog when you email photographs. James took photographs using an iPhone (little camera). Some photographs were taken by his mother using a Canon Digital SLR (big camera). The photographs are all watermarked accordingly. All blog posts (except this one, and the set-up post) were typed by James...
Mission period paintings
These paintings are on display at the de Saisset museum. See and download the full gallery on posterous Posted via email from Mission Santa Clara de Asis: 8th Mission, founded 1777 | Comment »
The mission entrance
There are steps, statues, a plaque, and a welcome mat at the mission’s entrance. See and download the full gallery on posterous Posted via email from Mission Santa Clara de Asis: 8th Mission, founded 1777 | Comment »
The cornerstone of the third mission
“On Nov. 19, 1781, in an elaborate ritual, Father Serra blessed and laid a cornerstone for the third Mission Church. In a cavity in the cornerstone were placed a crucifix, religious images, and Spanish coins to signify the Church treasury. (The cornerstone was accidentally found by a workman digging for a gas main along Franklin Street in 1911. The cornerstone and its contents are on display...
There are eight white crosses in front of the...
“The eight white crosses on the front lawn memorialize the 1989 martyrdom of the six University of Central America Jesuit priests and their co-workers during the Salvadoran Civil War. ” - A self-Guided Walking Tour of Mission Santa Clara See and download the full gallery on posterous Posted via email from Mission Santa Clara de Asis: 8th Mission, founded...
Inside the mission
There were many paintings and sculptures inside the mission. See and download the full gallery on posterous Posted via email from Mission Santa Clara de Asis: 8th Mission, founded 1777 | Comment »
The large wooden cross
The wood from the original cross is enclosed in redwood. See and download the full gallery on posterous Posted via email from Mission Santa Clara de Asis: 8th Mission, founded 1777 | Comment »
The changing church
Mission Santa Clara was rebuilt many times. See and download the full gallery on posterous Posted via email from Mission Santa Clara de Asis: 8th Mission, founded 1777 | Comment »
Painting of the mission on roof tile
In the de Saisset museum. Posted via email from Mission Santa Clara de Asis: 8th Mission, founded 1777 | Comment »
Mission Santa Clara was built to convert the...
The Ohlones lived in tule reed huts. They ground acorns with grinding stones. They used baskets for fishing, holding food, and carrying their babies. Mission Santa Clara recorded the most baptisms and deaths of native people of all the missions.
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Saint Clare memorial garden
Mission Santa Clara de Asis was named after Saint Clare who lived in Italy in the 1200’s. This small garden near the mission commemorates her.
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A map of the five sites of Santa Clara Mission.
The Mission moved many times because of a flood and an earthquake. Posted via email from Mission Santa Clara | Comment »
Map showing location of Mission Santa Clara on the...
The mission building is at the end of Palm Dr, the curvy street. Posted via email from Mission Santa Clara | Comment »
Dedication plaques
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A wooden cross at the entrance to the university
The cross shows a map of the missions of California. Santa Clara Mission is the 8th mission. Posted via email from Mission Santa Clara | Comment »
Mission Santa Clara is located on the Santa Clara...
Shown in this photo is the entrance to Santa Clara University where you will find Mission Santa Clara de Asis. “Santa Clara University, the oldest college in California, is also the only college in the state to be the successor of a Spanish mission.” — History of Mission Santa Clara de Asis, SCU. Posted via email from Mission Santa Clara | Comment »
Mission Santa Clara is the mission I am studying
For my fourth grade mission project, I am going to do a photo journal of mission Santa Clara. I hope you find the journal interesting and educational!-JMT“Photo Journalist” Posted via email from Photo’s posterous | Comment »