After California became a state of the Union, Bishop Joseph Sadoc Alemany petitioned the United States Government to return that part of the Mission holdings comprising the church, clergy residence, cemetery, orchard, and vineyard to the Catholic Church.
In , Father Cyprian Rubio "modernized" the interior of the church, painting over the original artwork; when he finished, little of the old church was untouched. The windows were lengthened with five 4'x12' stained glass, the beamed ceiling and tile floor were covered, and the remnants of the quadrangle were razed. The west sacristy was removed to provide room for a school, which was not actually built until During the pastorate of Father Patrick Grogan the roof of the church was once again tiled, the convent and present rectory were built, and a new fountain was placed in the garden.
The education of children at San Buenaventura Mission has flourished intermittently since during Mexican rule and continuously since September 5, Originally a four-classroom structure, Holy Cross School served its students and the parish admirably since its dedication. In it was expanded to accommodate growth and in a subsequent renovation brought it out to Main Street El Camino Real with no space left for further expansion.
In a major restoration under the supervision of Father Aubrey J. The ceiling and floor were uncovered. A long-time parishioner commissioned the casting of a bell with an automatic angelus device and donated it to the Mission; it hangs in the belltower above the four ancient hand-operated bells.
The second half of the twentieth century brought more growth, as well as wear-and-tear and obsolescence, and the school's problems far exceed spatial deficiency. O'Brien, formed a Planning and Development Committee comprising parishioners, faculty, parish staff, and parents, and in June hired the downtown firm of MainStreet Architects and Planners to prepare a conceptual master site plan for the Mission properties, incorporating the design of a new school and an adjoining Multi-Purpose Building which would serve both school and parish.
This plan also necessitated the deconstruction of the Convent and the two remaining Holy Cross Sisters moved into the larger St. Catherine by the Sea convent, a short distance from the Mission. The church had to be restored after it was "modernized" in Restoration was completed in A three-tiered companario contains five bells, two of which were originally borrowed from Mission Santa Barbara. The two oldest bells date from The Verbum Domini bell cast in Paris in is heard throughout the day calling the faithful to prayer and to denote the hour and half hour.
The high altar and its reredos originated in Mexico and were installed when the church was dedicated in The Shrine of the Crucifixion on the left side of the church contains a four hundred-year old bulto and purportedly origniates from the Philippine Islands.
There is a well-landscaped garden with a fountain, stone grotto, and educational displays. The quaint mission museum built in contains the original church doors and two original wooden bells, which were used during Holy Week when the metal bells were silent.
Although the mission was evacuated for a month in because of the threat of a pirate attack by the Argentine privateer Hypolite Bouchard, the mission was nonetheless spared. From US North, take the California exit. Turn right onto California Avenue, and then left onto E. Parking is available on Main Street in front of Mission San Buenaventura, or turn left onto Palm and left again into the parking lot area next door. San Buenaventura Mission was originally planned to be California's third mission, located halfway between San Diego and Carmel.
Father Serra couldn't get military protection from Spanish Governor de Neve, and by the time it was built, San Buenaventura Missions was the ninth mission instead. Governor de Neve was following orders from the King of Spain, who thought it was easier to secure California by giving it to settlers than by building missions. Father Serra had a hard time convincing de Neve to let him build more. The local Chumash Indians, who the Spanish called Channel Indians, were smart, energetic, and willing to work for payment in beads or clothing.
With their help, the first buildings at San Buenaventura Mission went up quickly. The first church burned down in , and it was replaced by a new one that was started in and finished in With the Indians' help, the Fathers built a seven-mile-long aqueduct that watered orchards and gardens so extensive that explorer George Vancouver, who visited San Buenaventura Mission in , said they were the finest he had ever seen.
The missionaries were driven from their church twice in the early s. In , an earthquake and tidal wave drove everyone inland for about three months. In , the French pirate Bouchard was raiding along the coast, and the Fathers and Indians took valuable objects and fled into the hills, staying there for almost a month.
Fortunately, the pirate was stopped at Santa Barbara and never reached the mission. In , the San Buenaventura Mission guard tried to keep a visiting group of Mojave Indians from socializing with the local Indians. The confrontation turned violent, and the Mojaves and two soldiers were killed.
By , San Buenaventura Mission was at its peak, with 1, Indians living there. The first administrator after secularization, Rafael Gonzales, made the process more gradual than it was elsewhere.
After California became a state, Bishop Joseph Alemany asked the United States government to return the San Buenaventura Mission buildings, orchard, cemetery and vineyard to the church, which Abraham Lincoln did in Ventura began to grow when the railroad arrived in , and San Buenaventura Mission found itself surrounded by the growing town.
It was never abandoned and the buildings stayed standing. O'Brien, formed a Planning and Development Committee comprising parishioners, faculty, parish staff, and parents, and in June hired the downtown firm of Mainstreet Architects and Planners prepare a conceptual master site plan for the mission properties, incorporating the design of a new school and an adjoining multi-purpose building which would serve both school and parish. This plan also necessitated the deconstruction of the convent and the two remaining Holy Cross Sisters moved into the larger St.
Catherine by the Sea Convent, a short distance from the Mission. The entire roof of the church was removed and replaced in In the mission marked its bicentennial.
A new three-story school building, with pre-kindergarten, kindergarten, and grades 1—8, located at the base of the hill behind the Mission, was dedicated in January The assembly room was named after O'Brien, who was the pastor of the church for 25 years until his sudden death in The mission celebrated its th anniversary with a year-long series of events and activities during — A small museum sits at the mission with displays of Chumash Indian artifacts and mission-era items.
Located in the historic downtown of Ventura, very few California missions had the center of business and commerce remain at the location where the mission was established like Mission San Buenaventura. The church remains an active Catholic parish , serving approximately 2, families, and services are still held in the parish church. The current pastor is Tom Elewaut, who has served since Some animals at San Buenaventura were cattle , horses , sheep , donkeys and goats.
The cattle were very important because they provided food, oil and hides. In the year of , 35, cattle wandered over the mission lands. A little time after January 7, , the animal population decreased to a low of 4, cattle, 3, sheep, horses and 60 mules. In July , Inspector-General E. Hartnell found 2, cattle, 1, sheep, horses, 35 mules and 65 goats. The soil around Mission San Buenaventura was very good so the mission could grow many crops.
0コメント