Mission San Buenaventura

Picture taken 1:20pm 14 Sep 2003

Mission San Buenaventura was founded 31 March 1782 (9^th in order) by Blessed Junípero Serra. The mission is named for Saint Bonaventure. The Indian name was Miscanaga. The present church is restored and includes a museum. The church is active.

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Location

The mission is at 225 E. Main Street in Ventura. Southbound on U.S. 101 take the Main Street exit just before entering Ventura (keep to the right along the coast and you can't miss it). Northbound on 101 exit at California Street, go North (right turn) a couple of blocks to Main Street, then left on Main to the Mission (California Landmark 310).

See this Mission from a satellite then switch to a detailed map using Google maps. (Note: The satellite image was not available in high resolution as of April 2005.)

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Contact

• Open: Daily 10am-5pm, Sunday 10am-4pm. Closed holidays.
• Mail: 211 East Main Street, Ventura, CA 93001-2622 (Gift Shop/Museum at 225 E. Main St.)
• Phone: (805) 643-4318
• Web Site: http://www.sanbuenaventuramission.org/
• E-mail: mission@sanbuenaventuramission.org
• Mass Schedule: Saturday Vigil 5:30pm (English), 7:30pm (Spanish). Sunday (English) 7:30am, 9:00am, Noon. Sunday (Spanish) 10:30am. Sunday (Tridentine Latin) 1:30pm