The Church

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1. Mision La Purisima Concepcion de Maria Santisima 2. The main Church 3. Viewing the Church from the northeast 4. The belltower 5. The altar 6. Statues: Mary (center), Joseph (left); St. Anthony (right) 7. Statue of 12 year old Jesus 8. Most people sat on mats, while older people could sit on pews

In 1812, La Purisima Mission was relocated to
La Canada de los Berros, a canyon north of the Santa Inez river.

The new site offered the advantage of being fairly level,
right on the El Camino Real, and had good access to water.

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