Father Fermín Lasuén built La Purísima Mission on December 8, 1787, making it the 11th of 21 Spanish missions in California.

An estimated 1,700 parishioners and guests gathered Saturday in the historic El Modena district in Orange to dedicate La Purisima ... the mission-style, 16,500-square-foot, 1,200-seat church.

not the Catholic Church. Once spanning 300,000 acres, La Purisima Mission State Historic Park now has 1,928 acres and 25 miles of trails. Visitors can explore 37 restored and furnished rooms ...

By Jan. 1, 1811, Padre Mariano Payèras of Mission La Purisíma ... the plaza church in the pueblo of Los Angeles. Payèras died of an infected leg in 1823 and is buried at Purisima.

A rendering of the original La Purisima Mission Vieja Church established in 1787 on South F Street in Lompoc was destroyed in the earthquake of 1812. (Note the Indian village to the right.) ...

The restored and replastered mission church of La Purísima Concepción de Caborca. The convento wing is at the left; a balancing arcade is to the right. Jim Griffith photo. Take a look at the ...

(Janene Scully / Noozhawk photo) With their heads barely visible, two students working in a huge hole attracted the attention of curious visitors at La Purísima Mission State Historic Park near ...