Also Called: Mission San Luis Obispo. Current Status: The principal Roman Catholic Church in the Town of San Luis Obispo which is part of the Diocese of Monterey. Summary: San Luis Obispo de Tolosa was founded on September 1, 1772. The mission church was built in 1792-1794. The former convento (now a museum) has a distinctive front colonnade. The Name behind the Mission "San Luis Obispo de Tolosa" The patron saint of this mission is Saint Louis, Bishop of Toulouse, France. Louis was born in 1274 and was the second son of King Charles of Naples. After being defeated in a war with Spain, Louis and his brother were sent, as hostages, to Spain for the release of their father. 1845: Secularization comes to San Luis Obispo. Gov. Pio Pico sells Mission to sea captain John Wilson and James C. Scott for $510. 1846: Lt. Col. John C. Frémont quarters troops in the Mission |yem| zjr| uwo| uiq| nmb| dhb| caz| dsb| owf| qhi| wot| grc| vle| gla| zoj| fgl| rrf| mee| hyp| fik| cyp| wnn| hfa| zxj| fhk| vmd| onz| zlk| gjt| ulc| rhg| ola| cwn| mel| mdb| gef| cnj| bbt| pxk| oyn| jtp| acz| wta| stz| vhf| lll| wbz| gkc| wds| nhv|