Saint Michael The Archangel is a photograph by Alexandra Till which was uploaded on June 18th, 2014.
Saint Michael The Archangel
In 1720, Fray Antonio Margil de Jesús founded what became the best known of the Texas Missions, San José y San Miguel de Aguayo. The unique... more
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Saint Michael The Archangel
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Alexandra Till
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Description
In 1720, Fray Antonio Margil de Jesús founded what became the best known of the Texas Missions, San José y San Miguel de Aguayo. The unique architecture of its church and the richness of its fields and pastures led visitors to comment on its beauty.
The present church of Mission San Jose in San Antonio, Texas, was begun in 1758. It was not completed until 1782 but became "the most beautiful church along the entire frontier of New Spain. Mission San José underwent a $2.2 million historically accurate renovation that was completed in the summer of 2011. Interior domes and walls were repainted to match the original colors and hues. Work also included restoration of the "retablo," or altar backdrop, which frames sacred statues of St. Michael the Archangel, for whom the mission is named, St. Francis, the Virgin Mary and St. Joseph. The latter two statues are hand-carved and date to the Spanish colonial era. The St. Joseph statue was originally in the possession of Father Antonio Margil de Jesús, the mission’s founder, and had not been used in the church for decades.
The size of the Mission complex bears witness to San José’s reputation as the "Queen of the Missions."
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June 18th, 2014
