Blessed Junípero Serra O.F.M.

(known as Fra Juníper Serra in Catalan, his mother tongue; November 24, 1713 – August 28, 1784) is a Majorcan Franciscan friar who founds the mission chain in Alta California of the Las Californias Province in New Spain—present day California, United States.

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Serra was beatified by Pope John Paul II on September 25, 1988.