Mission Soledad

Mission Soledad
P.O. Box 515
(1 mile west of US Highway 101)
Soledad, CA

Founded October 9, 1791
by Father Fermin Lasuen
Named Nuestra Senora de la Soledad, for Our Lady of Solitude


Interesting Facts about Mission Soledad

• Governor Arrillaga died at Mission Soledad
• Mission Soledad was built so priests could break their journey between San Antonio de Padua and Carmel
• Mission Soledad had over 30 priests in its 44-year history

Mission Soledad Chronology

1791 - Father Lasuen founds
1805 - 688 neophytes
1814 - Governor Arrillaga dies
1818 - Father Ibanez dies
1832 - Floods destroy chapel
1834 -Secularization
1954 - Reconstruction begins

Getting to Mission Soledad

Mission Soledad is located a mile west of US 101 near the town of Soledad. Follow the signs from the highway.