Mission San Carlos Borromeo, Carmel, California
[Photo by: John H. Atkinson, Jr.]
This unused color postcard featuring the Mission San Carlos Borromeo was distributed by Bell Magazine Agency of Monterey, California with color production by Mike Roberts. At the bottom left is C33551 Color Photo: John H. Atkinson, Jr. At the upper left corner is a blurb: “Mission San Carlos Borromeo, Carmel, California. Established June 3, 1770, San Carlos is one of the oldest yet one of the best preserved of the Missions. At the foot of its High Altar rest the remains of Padre Junipero Serra.”
Mission San Carlos Borromeo was the second mission built by Franciscan missionaries in Upper California. It was also called The Carmel Mission. The mission was founded in 1770; however, the church itself was not built until 1797. Father Junípero Serra, who was later canonized by Pope Francis and is now known as Saint Junípero Serra, headed the mission until his death in 1784. From the time it was built until 1833 it was the headquarters of all Alta California missions. The Mexican government secularized the buildings and land in 1833. The building fell into disrepair. Only the chapel was saved when the roof was rebuilt in 1884. In 1886 the ownership of the mission was transferred from a group of Franciscans to the Diocese of Monterey. Since that time Carmel mission has been a parish within the diocese.
Beginning in 1931, Harry Downie began restoring the mission. He worked continuously for 50 years. It is the only Spanish mission in California with the original bell tower and bell. The Carmel mission also contains the state’s first library. The mission is on the National Register of Historic Places and is a National Historic Landmark.
For additional information, see:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mission_San_Carlos_Borromeo_de_Carmelo
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