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Exterior facade of Mission Dolores Basilica in San Francisco, California

Basilica of Mission San Francisco de Asís (Mission Dolores)

San Francisco, California

The Mission Basilica San Francisco de Asís in San Francisco, CA is a Catholic minor basilica known for its Old Church— Adobe; New Church—Gothic Revival architecture, dedicated Old Church—1791; New Church—December 24, 1918 and elevated to basilica status on February 8, 1952, by Pope Pius XII. On June 29, 1776, just five days before the signing of the Declaration of Independence, St. Junípero Serra founded Mission San Francisco de Asís as the sixth mission in Alta California.

Name
Basilica of Mission San Francisco de Asís (Mission Dolores)
State
California
Diocese
Archdiocese of San Francisco
Elevated to Basilica
1952
By
Pope Pius XII
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