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| As pointed out on the history page, the original San Rafael Mission church was completely destroyed after Secularization and a new parish church built on the Mission site. The Mission reconstruction that you see here is basically very much a guess at the original structure and, if you compare this layout with the picture on the wall of the museum you will note that here the building wing extends to the left of the church while in the picture it extends to the right (into the street). This, and many other details, point out the amount of guessing that went into reconstruction of this Mission. |  Picture taken 10:55am 29 Aug 2003 |
 Picture taken 10:55am 29 Aug 2003 |
As in the original, some of the Mission bells are presently mounted on a wooden structure in front of the church. In particular, make note of the small bell mounted off to the side. This is the first "tax free" item imported into Marin County. Instead of going through the government and/or church authorities to get the bell, the padres negotiated directly with some whalers and so obtained the bell without any associated taxes.
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 Picture taken 10:55am 29 Aug 2003 |
Much like you would find at any Mission church, there is a large wooden cross facing the street on the side of the Mission church. |
| The Hannon statue of Blessed Serra is on the side of the Mission church, facing the street. It's difficult to reach to touch his toe for luck. |  Picture taken 10:55am 29 Aug 2003 |
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