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| Landmark #369 | San Diego County | Visited: March 30, 2013 | Plaque? YES! 🙂 |
| What is it? | The Chapel of Santa Ysabel is still open for service! |
| What makes it historical? | THE GUIDE SAYS: The first mass at a site nearby was celebrated September 20, 1818 by Father Fernando Martin. By 1822, Santa Ysabel was an asistencia, or mission outpost, that had a chapel, a granary, several houses, a cemetery, and about 450 neophytes. After secularization in the 1830s, priestly visits became rare. When the roof caved in, after 1850, ramadas were erected against one wall and services were held there. Tradition asserts this site has been used for religious services since 1818. The present chapel was constructed in 1924.
OTHER TIDBITS: Specifically, this was an asistencia for Mission San Diego de Alcalá, because it just wasn’t that easy to get from here to the main Mission for Mass in the early 1800s! |
| How can I Help the Helpers? | HERE’S HOW:
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| Where is this place? | LISTED DIRECTIONS: On State Hwy 79 (P.M. 21.8) 1.4 mi N of Santa Ysabel, CA 92070 ANNOTATIONS: From Los Angeles: ~129mi (208km) — 2.2hrs |
| When should I go? | You can visit the chapel between 8:00 AM and 4:00 PM (winter) or 5:30 PM (summer)! |
