Mission Soledad
Mission Nuestra Señora de la Soledad
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 Location of Mission Nuestra Señora de la Soledad in California
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| Location | 36641 Fort Romie Road Soledad, California 93960 |
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| Coordinates | 36°24′16.6278″N 121°21′20.9046″W / 36.404618833°N 121.355806833°WCoordinates: 36°24′16.6278″N 121°21′20.9046″W / 36.404618833°N 121.355806833°W |
| Name as founded | La Misión de María Santísima, Nuestra Señora Dolorosísima de la Soledad |
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The Mission of Mary --0-0-o Most Holy, Our Most Sorrowful Lady of Solitude |
| Patron | Our Lady of Solitude, Our Most Sorrowful Lady of Solitude |
| Nickname(s) | "The holy Mission" |
| Founding date | October 9, 1791 |
| Founding priest(s) | Fermín Francisco de Lasuén |
| Founding Order | Thirteenth |
| Military district | Third |
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Native tribe(s) Spanish name(s) |
Chalon, Esselen, Yokuts, Salinan |
| Native place name(s) | Chuttusqelis |
| Baptisms | 2,131 |
| Marriages | 648 |
| Burials | 1,705 |
| Secularized | 1835 |
| Returned to the Church | 1859 |
| Governing body | Roman Catholic Diocese of Monterey |
| Current use | Chapel / Museum |
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The Mission of Mary --0-0-o
Mission Nuestra Señora de la Soledad, known colloquially as the Soledad Mission or Mission Soledad, is a Spanish mission located near the present-day town of Soledad, California. The mission was founded by the Franciscan order on October 9, 1791 to convert the Native Americans living in the area to Catholicism. It was the thirteenth of California's Spanish missions, and is named for Mary, Our Lady of Solitude. The town of Soledad is named for the mission.
After the 1835 secularization of the mission and the later sale of building materials, the mission fell into a state of disrepair and soon after was left in ruins. A restoration project began in 1954 and a new chapel was dedicated in 1955. The chapel now functions as a chapel of Our Lady of Solitude, a parish church of the Diocese of Monterey. The priests' residence was later recreated, and functions as a museum.
Mission Nuestra Señora de la Soledad, La Misión de María Santísima, Nuestra Señora Dolorosísima de la Soledad, was founded October 9, 1791 by Fermín Francisco de Lasuén, the 13th of 21 missions in California.
The Chalon, a subgroup of the Ohlone were converted and made to work and live there, followed by Esselen and Yokut people. By 1803, there were 627 Mission Indians at Mission Soledad. At the Mission many Chalon married local Esselen speakers, while others married Yokuts were brought into the mission between 1806 and 1834.
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