Mission San Luis Obispo Church
by RicardMN Photography
Title
Mission San Luis Obispo Church
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RicardMN Photography
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Description
Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa is a Spanish mission founded in 1772 by Father Junipero Serra in the present-day city of San Luis Obispo, California, USA. Named after Saint Louis of Anjou, the bishop of Toulouse, the mission is the namesake of the city of San Luis Obispo and San Luis Obispo County.
The Mission church of San Luis Obispo is unusual in its design in that its combination of belfry and vestibule is found nowhere else among the California missions. The main nave is short and narrow (as is the case with other mission churches), but at San Luis Obispo there is a secondary nave of almost equal size situated to the right of the altar, making this the only "L"-shaped mission church among all of the California missions. The mission church today is a parish church of the Diocese of Monterey.
Entering the church from the plaza side (main door) you see down its length to the altar. As mission churches go, this one is better lit. Natural light from the seating area to the right of the altar contributes much of this light (although the interior lights were also on, which helped).
There are no original decorations but the pattern on the rear wall is of the type one might have found originally. It was discovered under the wood interior that had been added to the church and then stripped off during the 1934 restoration. The side statues, while not original, are early mission-era art.
Other art found in the church dates to the 1800s. You’ll find both paintings and statuary. Look around as some exists in alcoves off the main body of the church and the seating area to the right of the altar. (Description from missiontour.org).
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August 23rd, 2019
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