Mission Santa Inés, Spanish mission station in Solvang, United States.
Description
Mission Santa Inés is a Spanish mission station in Solvang with a tall bell tower in white stucco and thick adobe walls. A fountain stands in the courtyard surrounded by garden areas planted with native species from the region.
History
Father Estévan Tapís founded the site in 1804 as the nineteenth mission in a chain of twenty-one across California. Its location between Santa Barbara and La Purísima was chosen to support evangelization and administration of the region.
Culture
The museum displays traditional confessionals from the early 1800s and ceremonial vestments worn during daily services in the mission era. Paintings along the walls illustrate scenes from everyday life shared between the Chumash people and the missionaries during Spanish colonial times.
Practical
Visitors can attend daily Mass at 8 AM from Monday through Saturday. On Sundays, bilingual services take place at different times during the day.
Did you know?
The compound housed California's first seminary starting in 1843, founded by Francisco García Diego y Moreno. This marked a turning point in religious education within what was then a Mexican province.
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