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Mission San Rafael Arcangel

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Mission San Rafael Arcangel, La Misión de Gloriosísimo Principe, was the twentieth in California’s chain of missions. Founded by Fray Vicente de Sarría on December 14, 1817, it was named for the Archangel Raphael, “God’s healing messenger.”
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