Saint Junípero Serra, Priest
Optional Memorial · White · 1 July
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Junípero Serra, a Franciscan priest from Mallorca, left a university professorship to become a missionary in Mexico and then California, where he founded the first missions, beginning with San Diego in 1769. He died in 1784 and was canonized at Washington, D.C., in 2015.
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Divine Office: Lauds (Morning Prayer)
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