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Approaching the Soledad Mission. Website s. Fees, Hours, Tours and Church Services. Due to Covid restrictions, it is best to check for current information. Weddings and Other Special Services. Use of the Mission Chapel for services has to be discussed with the Parish Church. Special Events. Unique Attractions. This mission complex is unique. The simple chapel and Padre. Tips for Visitors. Mission Soledad is an easy stop along Route Don't miss seeing this mission whose simplicity and isolation give the visitor a sense of how difficult life must have been in this remote spot two 2 centuries ago.

Walk the grounds which are well-marked. Be sure to go far enough in back of the mission buildings to see the old adobe walls. Mission Soledad Ruins of Adobe Walls. Year Secularized. Year Returned to Catholic Church. Patron Saint Named For. Prominent Missionary Leaders. Founding Father President - Fr. Mariano Rubi and Fr. Diego Garcia. Indians Joining Mission. Mission Site. Mission Layout. Water Source. The highest recorded population was in Mission Soledad Cattle Brand.

Agricultural Output. Mission Church. The church was originally located at the east end of the Padre. Mission Bells. They are all laid out in a big case, and it was cool to see the ones I had already visited.

After leaving the museum, I headed into the chapel. This is one of the smallest mission chapels, up there with Santa Cruz, it is about a fourth of the size of the other mission chapels. You also enter this chapel from the altar section, which allows you to walk right up to the altar as you walk into the chapel. The alter was pretty distinct as it had a doll version of the Blessed Mother at least that is what it looked like.

After about 30 minutes of walking around, I had seen all that the mission had to offer and headed out. This is a beautiful mission but not one of the best, as it still needs a lot of work to be back at its original state.

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