U. S. Mission Trail / The Mission Trail Today - The Spanish Missions in California
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Explanation.

Mission San Antonio de Pala

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Church

San Antonio de Pala
Asistencia
Main Page
Grounds
Grounds
Church
Church
Other Buildings
Other Buildings
Campanile
Campanile
image pending
Exhibits
Quadrangle
Quadrangle
Cemetery
Cemetery
image pending
Corpus Christi Fiesta
Outlying Area
Outlying Area


Sign and church exterior.

Church interior, altar.

Church Church exterior.
Walkway outside the church.

The chapel measures 144 feet by 27 feet and is made of sun backed adobe brick, most are the original bricks. The floor is original but the roof has been replaced. The walls are covered with Indian art. The crucifix above the altar is of Bestardo wood from Michoacan, Mexico. The original artwork was covered by the restoration of 1903 but later restored by Indian artist Antonio Lugo. Some of the roof timbers are original and others are from the restoration of 1903. The timbers are from Palomar Mountain, home to one of the most powerful telescopes in the world. Many of the roof tiles are original. Sometime in the mid-1900s, the wood altar, which had been damaged by termites, was replaced with a granite altar.

Front of church.

Front of church and, to the right, the entry to the cemetery.

Church Interior
Interior of church interior.
Church Interior
Front of church interior.
Church Interior
Altar.
Niche
Side niche.

Art Work
Art work by native population.
Art Work
Art work by native population.


Crucifix on the roof beams.
Back Wall
Back wall of church.

San Antonio de Pala
Asistencia
Main Page
Grounds
Grounds
Church
Church
Other Buildings
Other Buildings
Campanile
Campanile
image pending
Exhibits
Quadrangle
Quadrangle
Cemetery
Cemetery
image pending
Corpus Christi Fiesta
Outlying Area
Outlying Area

Sources:

Also:
The Story of Mission San Antonio de Pala by Father J. M. Carillo M.C.C.J. Pastor of Mission San Antonio de Pala, © April 1959. Available at Gift Shop.

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