Mission San Carlos Borromeo del Río Carmelo (Mission Carmel), built in 1797, headed by father Junipero Serra from 1770 until his death in 1784. The mission was…
Bell tower.
Chapel.
Chapel.
Nativity scene.
Nativity scene.
Our Lady of Bethlehem statue, already present when the Mission was built. Garments added in 1954.
Ave Maria, a bell cast in Mexico City in 1807, installed in the Mission in 1820. The bell was rediscovered in 1925 as the mission was repaired. Ave Maria…