Saint Junípero Serra Ferrer O.F.M. (/ huːˈniːpəroʊ ˈsɛrə /; Spanish: [xuˈnipeɾo ˈsera]; November 24, 1713 – August 28, 1784), popularly known simply as Junipero Serra, was a Spanish Catholic priest and missionary of the Franciscan Order. He is credited with establishing the Franciscan Missions in the Sierra Gorda, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Saint Junipero Serra, Spanish Franciscan priest whose missionary work among the Indians of North America earned him the title of Apostle of California. In 2015 he became the first saint of the Roman Catholic Church to be canonized in the United States. Learn …

2015年7月20日 · Serra spent eight years working as a missionary among the Pame Indians about 200 miles north of Mexico City. He preached and translated Christian prayers into the people’s native language. He was a humble man and treated the natives he encountered with respect.

2014年4月2日 · His parents, Antonio Nadal Serra and Margarita Rosa Ferrer, spent their lives working the land in the town of Petra. They had him baptized on his first day in the world, giving him the...

His parents, Antonio Nadal Serra and Margarita Rosa Ferrer, were farmers. Baptized at St. Peter's Church in Petra on the same day, Junípero would go on to become a renowned figure in the history of California. In his early years, Serra attended the primary school run by the Franciscans in Petra.

Born at Petra, Majorca, Spain, November 24, 1713, a son of Antonio Nadal Serra and Margarita Rosa Ferrer who spent their lives as farmers, Junípero Serra was baptized on the same day at St. Peter’s Church and was given the name Miguel José.

Junípero Serra was a Franciscan missionary to the Indians of California. Saint Serra was born on November 24, 1713, at Petra on the island of Maiorca, Spain.

Father Junípero Serra O.F.M. Miguel Jose Serra was born on November 24, 1713 in Petra, Majorca, an island off the coast of Spain. Miguel grew up on a farm near a Franciscan friary and as a boy he would often visit the monastery, attending classes and …

Serra is known as the father of the California Missions, and even California’s founding father. He was the first president of the California mission system, and personally founded 9 of the 21 missions. He was born on the Spanish island of Mallorca in 1713 as Miquel Josep Serra Ferrer.

2015年9月23日 · Born at Petra, Majorca, Spain, November 24, 1713, a son of Antonio Nadal Serra and Margarita Rosa Ferrer who spent their lives as farmers, Junípero Serra was baptized on the same day at St. Peter’s Church and was given the name Miguel José.