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Journey Through the Soul of San Antonio. Pilgrimage is growing along the El Camino de San Antonio Missions Trail where you can experience the sacred through four eighteenth century Spanish Missions and the oldest functioning Cathedral in Texas.
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Known as the “Queen of the Missions,” Mission San Jose’s...
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Mission San José y San Miguel de Aguayo is over 300 years...
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Known as the “Queen of the Missions,” Mission San Jose’s beautiful architecture, sculptures, paintings, and mosaics were created to share the Catholic Faith.
The San Antonio Missions are a World Heritage Site located in and near San Antonio, Texas, United States.The World Heritage Site consists of five mission sites, a historic ranch, and related properties. These outposts were established in the early 1700s by Catholic religious orders to spread Christianity among the local natives.These missions formed part of the colonization system of New Spain ...
San Antonio Missions National Historical Park is a National Historical Park and part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site preserving four of the five Spanish frontier missions in San Antonio, Texas, US. These outposts were established by Catholic religious orders to spread Christianity among the local natives.
A chain of five missions established along the San Antonio River in the 18th century became the largest concentration of Catholic missions in North America. Built primarily to expand Spanish New World influence north from Mexico, the missions also served to introduce native inhabitants to Catholicism and Spanish society.
Mission San José y San Miguel de Aguayo is over 300 years old. Known as the “Queen of the Missions,” it is one of the most active parishes in South San Antonio. The beautiful architecture, sculptures, paintings, and mosaics were created to share the Catholic Faith and lift the minds of all who entered the Church from earthly things up to ...
San Antonio's five Spanish missions gained World Heritage status on July 5, 2015, becoming the first site designated as such in Texas. The missions were established between 1718 and 1731 by Spanish priests of the Franciscan order who were sent to Texas — then part of New Spain — by the Spanish government and the Catholic Church to settle ...
