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Mission Santa Clara de Asís (pictured), a Spanish mission in California that formed the basis of both the city of Santa Clara and Santa Clara University, was established by the Franciscans.
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Mission Santa Clara de Asís
18th-century Spanish mission in California
Mission Santa Clara de Asís is a Spanish mission in the city of Santa Clara, California. The mission, which was the eighth in California, was founded on January 12, 1777, by the Franciscans. Named for Saint Clare of Assisi, who founded the order of the Poor Clares and was an…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Spanish missions in California
18th to 19th-century Catholic religious outposts in California
The Spanish missions in California formed a series of 21 religious outposts or missions established between 1769 and 1833 in what is now the U.S. state of California. The missions were established by Catholic priests of the Franciscan order to evangelize indigenous peoples…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Santa Clara, California
City in California, United States
Santa Clara is a city in Santa Clara County, California. The city's population was 127,647 at the 2020 census, making it the eighth-most populous city in the Bay Area. Located in the southern Bay Area, the city was founded by the Spanish in 1777 with the establishment of Mission…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Santa Clara University
Jesuit university in Santa Clara, California
Santa Clara University is a private Jesuit university in Santa Clara, California, United States. Established in 1851, Santa Clara University is the oldest operating institution of higher learning in California. The university's campus surrounds the historic Mission Santa Clara…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Franciscans
Group of religious orders within the Catholic Church connected with St. Francis of Assisi
The Franciscans are a group of related organizations in the Catholic Church, founded or inspired by the Italian saint Francis of Assisi. They include three independent religious orders for men, an order for nuns known as the Order of Saint Clare, and the Third Order of Saint…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)