Mission San Rafael Arcangel

Mission San Rafael was Started as a Hospital

Mission San Rafael
1104 Fifth Avenue
San Rafael, CA

Founded December 14, 1817
by Father Vincente de Sarria
Named Mission San Rafael for the Angel of Healing

Interesting Facts about Mission San Rafael

• Mission San Rafael was originally built as a hospital

• Mission San Rafael is one of the few missions that never had a quadrangle

• Mission San Rafael was one of only a few missions to build ships

• General Fremont used the Mission San Rafael buildings as his headquarters when he was taking over California for the United States
  

Mission San Rafael Chronology

1804 - Father de Sarria founds Mission San Rafael
1822 - Full mission status granted
1828 - 1,120 Indians at Mission San Rafael
1832 - Father Amoros dies
1834 - Secularization
1844 - Mission San Rafael abandoned
1949 - Modern chapel built at Mission San Rafael

Getting to Mission San Rafael

Mission San Rafael is located in downtown San Rafael. Exit US 101 toward central San Rafael. Turn right onto Irwin Street, then left onto Third Street, right onto A Street and left onto Fifth Avenue.