he joined it because he wanted to make the best of his life before he passed away.
A padre doesn't found missions , a missionary does. But the founder was Padres de la Pena and Murguia (under the direction of Junipero Serra).
Padre Junipero Serra was a Spanish Franciscan friar who founded several missions in California in the 18th century. He is known for his role in the colonization of California and the conversion of Native Americans to Christianity. Serra was later canonized as a saint by the Catholic Church.
Mission Santa Clara de Asís was founded by a Spanish priest named Father Junipero Serra in 1777. It was the eighth of the 21 California missions established by the Spanish Franciscans.
Father Serra was a Spanish Franciscan friar who founded nine Spanish missions in California, with the goal of spreading Christianity among the indigenous population. He believed in the moral and spiritual benefits of converting Native Americans to Christianity, and saw the missions as a way to "civilize" and educate them according to European standards. However, his actions have been controversial and criticized for their impact on indigenous communities.
Father Serra died on August 28, 1784 in Mission San Carlos Borromeo del Río Carmelo, located in present-day Carmel-by-the-Sea, California.
He Founded 9 Missions, I'm not quit with which Missions but you can go to Wikipeda.com and search Father Junipero Serra
Junipero Serra. Most of the missions were founded by Junipero Serra. The other founder is Father Fermin Lasuen.
The California Mission Chain was started in 1769 by Father Junipero Serra at the direction King Charles III of Spain.
Father Serra founded 9 missions but he is not yet a saint. He will be canonized in September of 2015.
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father serra built i think 9 missions.
Blessed Junipero Serra is the father of California missions.
No, Father Lasuén and Junípero Serra are not the same person. Junípero Serra was a Spanish Franciscan missionary who founded several missions in California in the 18th century. Father Fermín Lasuén succeeded Serra as the head of the California missions after Serra's death and continued to establish additional missions in the region. Both played significant roles in the history of California's mission system but were distinct individuals.
He created the missions in Califorina
Father Junípero Serra founded the first California mission, Mission San Diego de Alcalá, on July 16, 1769. He went on to establish a total of nine missions along the California coast, with his last mission, Mission San Buenaventura, founded in 1782. Serra played a crucial role in the Spanish colonization of California through these missions.
He founded nine missions
fray junipero serra found 9 missions