We've had a hankering for a drive and a pie. Our younger son and his family have never been to The Julian Pie Company, so at 8 AM we hit the road for the 46.4 mile ride to YUM.
Since the first time Steve and I discovered the Apple Mountain Berry Crumb pie, we've been trying to find a reason to return to Santa Ysabel.A surprise find was the Santa Ysabel Asistencia, founded over 200 years ago at Cañada de Santa Ysabel in the mountains east of San Diego (near the village of Elcuanan). It was created as a sub-mission to Mission San Diego de Alcalá, and to serve as a rest stop for those travelling between San Diego and Sonora. The native population consisted of both Luiseño and Diegueño peoples. Based on historical records, Santa Ysabel 'enjoyed' a higher-than-average conversion rate when compared to the other California missions. This California Historical Landmark (#369) plaque reads:
Santa Ysabel Chapel
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.
The Rev. Edmond LaPointe was a Canadian Missionary who worked at Santa Ysabel in 1903 and eventually erected the new church that stands today. After he died in 1932, his wish to be buried in the shadow of the chapel was granted. His grave lies next to the museum sidewalk.
In the 1800s, the mission bought two bells, one made in 1723 and the other made in 1767. They were the oldest bells in California, but in 1926 they disappeared and have not been found. In the 1960s, in remembrance of the bells, Steven Berardi made a carving called Angel of the Lost Bells. Interesting history keeps getting discovered. I 💚 road trips.Steve and I so loved the Chapel of Saint Francis of Assisi, which we discovered on a pie run in April, we had to share it with the kids. This adobe chapel was founded in 1830, under the direction of the Fathers at Santa Ysabel Mission.I am as impressed with it as I was the first time we visited. It is definitely loved.“Travel Sparks Our Imagination,
Feeds Our Curiosity,
And Reminds Us
How Much We All Have In Common.”
-Deborah Lloyd
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