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"Cloister Garden " Father Jerome Tupa 60 " x 71" / Oil on canvas 1998

San Miguel Arcángel Father Fermín Lasuén founded Mission San Miguel Arcángel in July, 1797. The Mission church, built between 1816 and 1818, boasts one of the better preserved church interiors in the Mission chain. After the Missions were released from the Spanish church in 1834, the building was used as a private residence. Later rooms were rented out, and Mission San Miguel Arcángel was reportedly used as a saloon, dance hall, and even a general store. It was turned over to the Franciscan Order for use as a monastery in 1928. Tupa again took artistic license, repositioning in the fountain, actually located outside the walls of the Mission, to the center of the Mission quadrangle. See the watercolors of San Miguel Arcángel or click on the painting at left to see a full-screen image.

Other Mission San Miguel Arcángel sites:
Some beautiful photos (one, two, three, four) can be found at Andy's Infrared Website. Click on the images to enlarge. Copyright (c) 2000 Andy Frazer.
Mission San Miguel official website (?) by the Jumipero Serra Club of Mission San Miguel.
California Mission History, San Miguel Arcángel. The California Mission Site. Ed. The Civic Group. 24 Sept. 1998.
Mission San Miguel Arcangel from the California Missions On-Line Project by Rob Garretson (1998). Includes interactive quiz.
San Miguel Arcangel from About.com. Not as extensive as other mission pages by them. Includes History, Current Pictures, Buildings and Layout, and Glossary.
Mission San Miguel Arcangel, four pages from one family's personal travel journal. Lots of photos and commentary.
Current photos. Copyright 2001, TheCaliforniaMissions.com
Virtual Guidebook to El Camino Real, Inside Mission San Miguel. Don Bain (author and photographer of The Virtual Guidebooks).

First posted April, 2001.

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