Address: 120 Emmett St, Santa Cruz, CA 95060, USA
Phone: +18314265686
Sunday: 10AM–2PM
Monday: Closed
Tuesday: Closed
Wednesday: Closed
Thursday: Closed
Friday: 10AM–4PM
Saturday: 10AM–4PM
The Schwaegerle Team
I love visiting and learning more about Mission Santa Cruz! What a fun place to tour to learn more about California’s beautiful, diverse history.
Mauricio Polanco
Free educational stop to see how the early settlers lived. Very well maintained and informative
Suzie Zidek
This is a piece of History. There's nothing not to like. The volunteer was great. And offered us some free holy water that had been blessed that day. Lots of things to learn. The chapel was amazing. We had prayer and others it came and went to do the same.
Mary Stephens
Beautiful Liturgy. The pastor really engaged with the congregation. Relevant homily. Superb youth choir. Great place for us to celebrate Christ’s Rising from the dead on Easter. Thanks for welcoming us.
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First mission destroyed by flood, around 1793, which was on the river below the current location. Second mission moved to hill was destroyed by earthquake in 1840 to 1857, was already in disrepair.
A replica (1931), half scale of what is believed to be the original mission design and built on grounds of the mission.
It is part of the Holy Cross Catholic Church campus, run by the church and diocese.
Go to website in maps, plenty of info.
First mission around 1793 near the river, Second mission built on Mission Hill.
I believe it said it was the 12th mission
Yes, the original was destroyed by an earthquake in 1857. The building that is there now is a smaller scale reproduction of it built in the 1930s
A donation of $5 is suggested but you can skip the donation and go for free if you want
5PM.
Donation requested $5
August 28th 1791 It was the 12th mission built
Yes
Check out the "Santa Cruz mission Historic State Park" they list an inventory of the property at one point.
Agree with last post. Coatanoan ,Ohlone miwuk and others were living in the areA years before the missions. They were trained to do the bulk of the real work. Many lived near the missions. ..go to San Juan Bautista their cemetery is still there a few settlers and a Bunch of Indians buried there.....makes one ponder...they had no immunity to fight the introduced diseases.... I imagine the missions could be likened to a Alien invasion.
Different history and origination myth.
Go during normal business hours and you will be fine. Its 5.00 donation to get in. Hit a few websites before you go. Its major California history you are seeing. I would suggest doing the reading before you go. Helps to appreciate it when you see it. San Juan Bautisa is not far from Santa Cruz I would see both to get a better picture or maybe Caramel too. See a few go grab the history of the missions.
Decay mostly
It was rebuilt almost completely . A bunch of it was destroyed by earthquake in the mid-late 1850's. . .. The church is on the main mission site. The rebuild was in the 30's. Its mostly a chapel. . Many of the missions were simply abandoned in mid late 1800's. The fell to disrepair. Most of what is seen today are restorations.....glad they saved them.
The Catholic church
Mission Santa Cruz
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