The Man Who Founded California
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October 1, 2015
The Man Who Founded California
M.N.L. Couve De Murville
Ignatius Press, 2015
142 pages, paperback $17.95America’s newly canonized saint — St. Junipero Serra — needs no introduction. But his story, brilliantly told in this thorough biography, will be new to many readers.
The tireless Franciscan missionary came to California in the 18th century to evangelize Native Americans.
Well known for the missions he helped establish along the coast from San Diego to San Francisco, Serra is even recognized by secular society as the “Founder of California.”
This deluxe edition includes numerous illustrations of his life and work, especially of the missions that dot California’s landscape, many gloriously restored to their original beauty.
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