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We live closes to the Mission San Gabriel Arcangel, so we naturally started there. I grew up in the parish next to this mission, and remember my parents taking us to daily mass in there (they had that rare early evening daily mass). This one is, in my mind, the mission that most looks like a prototypic mission. But this could be because I grew up around here. The mission was founded in 1771. Being here produces such a sense of awe at what was done here. And this was before the American Revolution. There is beauty, but you can see the spartan life these people lived. Click here if you are interested in California mission history.
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The bell wall from San Gabriel practically defines the mission look. The bell wall concept was used in the new Our Lady of the Angels Cathedral for the Los Angeles Diocese.
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The top image below is the altar originally brought from Spain. The image below the altar is a room with artifacts from the early days of the Mission.
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The picture to the left is the III station in the stations of the cross. The picture on the right is the entrance to the cemetery.
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The images below are of different walkways in visible from the mission interior.
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The Cactus Garden on the grounds were beautiful and peaceful.
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