Junípero Serra

Description:

"Founder of missions, preacher of the faith, and center of controversy, Franciscan Junipero Serra was a man of complexity and contradictions. Kerry Walters offers a brief portrait of this fascinating man--our newest saint--and the times he lived in. He explores the multifaceted history of Christian missionary work in the Americas and the way our history has its roots deep in the virtue and vice of this movement"--

subjects: Missions,  Indians of North America,  Franciscans,  Biography,  RELIGION / Christian Life / Inspirational,  RELIGION / Christianity / Saints & Sainthood,  Explorers,  BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Religious,  History,  Serra, junipero, 1713-1784,  Franciscans, united states,  California, biography,  Missions, united states,  Spain, biography,  Indians of north america, missions

People: Junípero Serra Saint (1713-1784)

Places: California,  Spain

Times: To 1846,  18th century