San Gabriel Mission
Type: Historic Sites, Religious Sites
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Just outside of Los Angeles in the town of San Gabriel lives the San Gabriel Mission Church, the fourth California mission to be built out of a total of 21. San Gabriel Mission was founded in 1771 and... Read More
Just outside of Los Angeles in the town of San Gabriel lives the San Gabriel Mission Church, the fourth California mission to be built out of a total of 21. San Gabriel Mission was founded in 1771 and is named after Archangel Gabriel. In 1775, the mission was moved five miles East to its current location after military interference. The mission is predominately made out of adobe, stone and brick, and was reinforced with wood after being damaged but surviving through the 1803 earthquake. Another popular architectural note is the array of bells placed in one of the Mission's walls.
Address:
428 S Mission Dr
San Gabriel, CA 91776
626-289-5165
Hours:
- Daily 9am-4:30pm
Website:
sangabrielmission.org
EXPERT TIPS BY:
Gina Douglas Tarnacki
Travel Expert
- Historic Churches: "The church of San Gabriel Mission still conducts mass for the public, which you can attend."
