Uploaded by Yaledmot on Jan 21, 2009
Originally built as a California Mission in 1794 as the Royal Presidio Chapel in Mexican-ruled Alta California. Founded by Fr. Junipero Serra, Serra decided to move the Mission to Carmel in 1796 as the new San Carlos Borromeo.
The Royal Presidio Chapel was never secularized with the rest of the California Missions and always remained an active parish church. Built of local limestone, the chapel has weathered through the years as limestone does. In 1992, the foundation was set in place to eventually restore the church and seismically retrofit the building.
The church is the oldest continually operating church in California, is the smallest Cathedral in the United States, and along with Saint Louis Cathedral in New Orleans, one of the two oldest cathedrals in the US.
The church closed for restoration in September 2007 and officially reopened January 21, 2009. Prior to the re-opening of the church, Bishop Richard Garcia blessed the ancient bells in the tower.
The church also houses a rare example of a Wurlitzer church pipe organ.
Wurlitzer installed this organ in 1936, well after the company's theatre organ trade dissolved.
For more information, please look at:
http://www.sancarloscathedral.net/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Carlos_Cathedral
Also see:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JErXw6i_0_E&feature=channel_page
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whenever I go to Carmel in the summer, I love hearing the bells when out. :)
hortulanus94 3 months ago
weird thing is... this is my mission for the $th grade CA mission project...XP
yappythegirl 3 years ago