Mission San Miguel Arcangel

Mission San Miguel was the Last to be Secularized

Mission San Miguel
775 Mission Street
San Miguel, CA

Founded July 25, 1797
by Father Fermin Lasuen
Named for Saint Michael, Captain of the Armies of God

Interesting Facts about Mission San Miguel

• Mission San Miguel is the only one with unretouched original paintings

• Mission San Miguel was the last to be secularized

Mission San Miguel Chronology

1797 - Father Lasuen founds Mission San Miguel
1803 - 1,000 neophytes
1806 - Fire destroys Mission San Miguel
1818 - New church completed
1835 - Secularization
1846 - Mission San Miguel sold for $600
1928 - Franciscans return to Mission San Miguel

Getting to Mission San Miguel

Mission San Miguel is located just off US Highway 101 about 215 miles north of Los Angeles. Exit the highway at 10th Street, turn right and then left onto Mission Street. Mission San Miguel is on the left. Unfortunately, the buildings were badly damaged in an earthquake in 2003 and only a small portion is open to the public. Call (805) 467-2131 for the latest information.