Founded July 14, 1771
by Father Junipero Serra
Five miles northwest of Jolon
Monterey County
Named Mission San Antonio de Padua de los Robles
(St. Anthony of Padua of the Oaks)
Interesting Facts about Mission San Antonio
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Mission San Antonio is the only mission whose surroundings have not changed.
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Mission San Antonio was the first to use a red tile roof.
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The first wedding in the state of California took place at Mission San Antonio on May 16, 1773.
Mission San Antonio Chronology
1771 - Father Serra founds Mission San Antonio
1773 - Moved to new location
1774 - 178 neophytes
1780 - Second church completed
1805 - 1,300 neophytes
1813 - Final Mission San Antonio church completed
1835 - Secularization
1841 - 140 neophytes at Mission San Antonio
1940 - Restoration begins at Mission San Antonio
