Mission Santa Mission Santa CruzCruz

By, Travis Lau

BeforeBefore• Before:Before:

• This picture is the original Mission Santa This picture is the original Mission Santa Cruz. The Mission Santa Cruz was the 12Cruz. The Mission Santa Cruz was the 12thth mission founded in August 1791. Mission mission founded in August 1791. Mission Santa Cruz was founded by Father Fermin Santa Cruz was founded by Father Fermin Francisco de Lasuen. The mission was Francisco de Lasuen. The mission was damaged by several earthquakes and damaged by several earthquakes and collapsed in 1857.collapsed in 1857.

AfterAfter• After:After:

• This picture is a replica of Mission Santa This picture is a replica of Mission Santa Cruz. The replica Mission Santa Cruz that Cruz. The replica Mission Santa Cruz that was built in 1931. A Santa Cruz resident, was built in 1931. A Santa Cruz resident, Gladys Sullivan Doyle helped to finance Gladys Sullivan Doyle helped to finance the building of the replica.the building of the replica.

The FounderThe Founder• Mission Santa Cruz was founded by father Mission Santa Cruz was founded by father

Fermin Francisco de Lasuen. Although they Fermin Francisco de Lasuen. Although they didn’t have any pictures or statues of him, didn’t have any pictures or statues of him, they had a statue of Father Junipero Serra; they had a statue of Father Junipero Serra; the founder of 9 of the 21 missions. the founder of 9 of the 21 missions.

BellsBells

• Contrary to information on the Contrary to information on the Internet, the replica of Mission Santa Internet, the replica of Mission Santa Cruz has only one bell.Cruz has only one bell.

ChapelChapel

• This is the chapel This is the chapel

inside the replica. Theinside the replica. The

chapel is used for chapel is used for

daily mass by the daily mass by the

parish.parish.

MeaningMeaning• The words on the arch in the chapel are The words on the arch in the chapel are

in Latin which mean: We adore you Christ in Latin which mean: We adore you Christ and we bless you because through your and we bless you because through your cross you have redeemed the world.cross you have redeemed the world.

GardenGarden• Here is a picture of the garden in the Here is a picture of the garden in the

mission courtyard.mission courtyard.

BaptismBaptism

• This is a picture of an original This is a picture of an original baptismal font.baptismal font.

CarvingCarving

• In the picture is a In the picture is a statue of an indian statue of an indian carved by a artist carved by a artist named San Juan named San Juan Bautista.Bautista.

Mission ReplicaMission Replica

• This is the grave of This is the grave of Peter E. Doyle. Peter E. Doyle.

• Do the math… he was Do the math… he was eighty years old.eighty years old.

BlessingsBlessings Here many people Here many people

have given thanks to have given thanks to the solders that faught the solders that faught in World War ll.in World War ll.

River of lifeRiver of life

• In the picture is a In the picture is a doordoor

with the symbol of the with the symbol of the river of life, justriver of life, just

as they did in the old as they did in the old

Mission Santa Cruz.Mission Santa Cruz.

Original SiteOriginal Site

Now you may think Now you may think

that this is just a that this is just a church,church,

but it’s not. It is the but it’s not. It is the original site of the old original site of the old Mission Santa Cruz. Mission Santa Cruz.

Santa Cruz Mission State ParkSanta Cruz Mission State Park• These are pictures of Santa Cruz Mission State These are pictures of Santa Cruz Mission State

Park. Park.

• The mission community and way of life The mission community and way of life depended on the labor of Indians that were depended on the labor of Indians that were converted to Catholicism.converted to Catholicism.

• This park has the only surviving building from This park has the only surviving building from the original mission complex.the original mission complex.

CreditsCredits

This Power Point about Mission Santa Cruz was This Power Point about Mission Santa Cruz was made by Travis Kaleimamo’oka’ala Lau.made by Travis Kaleimamo’oka’ala Lau.

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