Mission Santa Clara

A historical lanmark, and the oldest active university in California!Great alleys, a lot of greens and statuse to look at.Hardly any people there during COVID.

What a beautiful spot.The architecture and history cannot be argued with.The gardens were immaculate and well tended.The interior of the mission exuded a feel that had me contemplating the sheer history.Seeing a cork tree was spectacular too.

Very beautiful garden, not able to go inside as there was a wedding taking place. Easy walk from parking garage. Security at college entrance will give directions.

As a mission it has to rank low. The mission is pretty much gone. It has been integrated into the University. Its nice to see the church itself survive but it does not have anything that make it like the other missions. Still Nice.

Beautiful Mission. We went to Mass at this Mission. I loved it. There wasnt any pews just chairs.

This is still an operating church used for the university. The self guided tour was full of great historical facts. The rose garden adjacent to the mission building was very beautiful. There are a couple of old olive trees to the west of the building that were around since it was first built.

As many other Missions in California, the upgrades were too much but made with the best intentions to preserve and present to the public an accurate version of what they used to be. It would be excellent if they offer tourist guides as there is in many others. The acoustics on the church is very nice, we heard a lady playing the piano as we entered and the sound was very nice.

Good chruch inside santa Clara University. For praying and marriage function Christmas new year Eve good Friday function. Peaceful full. Very oldest french chruch. Excellent view and parking Saturday and Sunday free working days paid and limited. Washroom at front desk library building art building etc

The very First CA Mission was built in 1777. ( Due to various fires- Mission Santa Clara ( the Mission) had to be rebuilt three times)!Santa Clara is one of the very first missions to be named after female Saint. Bravo.While, three fires have devastated the property in all these decades...this very Spectacular Space. is guaranteed to take your breath away.As of late, there was a spectacular renovation done.Look Up! Stunning.I bet, thousands of students have entered these holy walls and prayed for better grades, help on a test, or getting a date.For generations, SCU students have attended Sunday Night Mass at the Mission.

How fascinating to have one of Father Junípero Serra missions integrated into an historical California university. What remains of the mission itself is minimal, but there are remnants and a good number of notable plants and artefacts.A beautiful site to see, if only for a lovely walk around the campus, and an intake of California history in another sense.

Beautiful campus and the church has a well attended noon Mass. Lovely church and its quiet enough for a visitor who wishes to pray undisturbed. The church provides a nice little brochure for a self guided tour of the interior and immediate exterior surroundings. Its now part of the Santa Clara University grounds, and parking is by permit only and spaces are limited. Worth the visit. The campus bookstore could have better postcards with clearer photo quality. I would have liked close up pictures of the St. Clare statues over the altar and front entry.

This is the second priest I have found in my entire life (the first a Greek Orthodox lawyer!!!) who genuinely moves me with his sermons! The place is wonderful, and, if youre going to park there, go to one of the nearby garages: they have shuttles that will bring you to the church if you dont want to walk. Its a very sweet place full of children and happy, welcoming people.

Beautiful, historic mission that is part of a modern vibrant university campus.

Built in 1777, it is an ideal place for wedding reception.

This is much different from the other missions south of here. You can tell that it is Jesuit and not Franciscan order as it reeks of money. It is beautiful and is the focal point of the University.

Beautiful church, caught a weekday service at 12:05 pm.

You stop at the kiosk on the way in and tell them you want to go to the mission. Theyll give you a two hour visitor parking pass and direct you where to park. Youll be facing the entrance of the Mission as you pass the kiosk. You can almost always enter the mission from the door to the right of the main door, even if there is a service or wedding going on. Near that entrance is a display of the history of the mission - quite interesting. The acoustics are quite good. Dont hesitate to sit quietly in the back no matter what is going on. The paintings, alter and just the atmosphere are all lovely. Ive visited many of the 21 missions and this is one of the most beautifully restored. Be sure to go to the area to the left of the mission to see one of the oldest standing walls.

Huge! They were having church services while we were there. We heard part of the homily and saw the sanctuary. Beautiful! The grounds are gorgeous and everyone we spoke to, mostly students at the university, were very friendly.

Its one of CAs missions, and its one of the nicest. whether youre doing the mission drive or just checking out old churches, this one is worth visiting.walk around the grounds a bit. its a small, but nice university. theres some interesting aeronautics history near the observatory.

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We attended a Catholic wedding here. The place is impressively beautiful! The surrounding is clean and well manicured. The -1 -we had a hard time finding the church. It was at the middle of nowhere, that you need to park in a vicinity 100mts away from it. It took us almost 30minutes driving around the area to dead ends. No complaints. Seeing beauty of the church made us forget the bad experience.

This campus is absolutely beautiful. So much peace and tranquility. I enjoy coming here to meditate, which is what I did today with lightkim.

Lucky the kid who gets the famed and historical Santa Clara Mission for their CA Fifth Grade Mission Project.Enter this lovely church with reverence and take in the history.The Mission - went through an extensive 2019 restoration - and, it is spectacular.Historically, the Mission actually burned down three times.Socially, generations of SCU students have attended Sunday Mass at the Mission. It has alway been a tradition.

A little modern compared to other missions but very well kept grounds.. It shares a campus with a college.. Visitor center not opened during the weekendsThe museum can be missed.. Nothing related to the mission is in the museum

Beautiful, peaceful, spiritual place where one can enjoy the surroundings, an enlightening mass, and a quiet encounter with your soul.

Pretty much all of the 4th graders in California do a social studies project about the California missions. My son is no exception. So, while were were on vacation, we also stopped in as many missions as we could. Since we were in the Bay Area, we decided to stop at the mission in Santa Clara. This mission is very well restored and maintained. Im guessing this is because the mission is incorporated into a college campus. The grounds are very nice. The standout feature is the church. Exceptional architecture, artwork and ambiance. They have a self guided tour and a couple brochures. Try to visit in warmer months so you can enjoy the rose garden.

This California Mission is absolutely beautiful. The alter statues are incredible. It is on the campus of Santa Clara University.

Simply spectacular mission church. Take the time to make a visit and appreciate the most interesting historical significance...fascinating history about the number of times the mission burned down...The Mission has been a respite for students for a century ....whether one prays before or after an exam...or attend Sunday night mass. Lucky the couple who are wed at the beautiful Mission.

One of the CA missions, Santa Clara is a historical building with beautiful statuary and architecture on the grounds of the Santa Clara University campus. Masses offered daily with frequent concerts and other performances, but also open daily for private prayer and viewing.

The acoustics in here are amazing. The whole campus is very pretty.

This is a beautiful and well-maintained California mission church on the serene Santa Clara University campus. It has a very active parish and the masses are traditional with great music - especially the student mass Sunday night that pulls from the talent of the student body. You cant drive up to the church anymore, so park in the neighborhood and stroll through the campus.

Beautiful! Many people use this setting for wedding, dance, & family photos

Located in the middle of a college campus, its surprisingly easy to navigate. Lovely area. Crowded with event picture takers. (With good reason) Call ahead to see if you can get into the church to look around.

Well kept church and and has withered too much modernization. Ambient lighting and the seating arrangement is courtly. The grounds is a good place to walk around and is right there within the university

Santa Clara is one of the beautiful missions in the bay. We love attending mass there. I highly recommend it for the Youth, as a lot of the homilies are directed to the younger crowd. God bless

Great place to buy apple stuff and see the spaceship in AR!

Inside the college, its really cool to have this old piece of history inside. Cool how its still an active church, and just as beautiful as ever.

A beautiful tranquil place.

It is a nice campus. Super

The Mission, which forms the heart of Santa Clara University, is beautiful inside and out. The rose garden, arbor, and grass quad are peaceful and lovely. The Sunday night student Mass is lively and has a great choir. The Mission church also has concerts throughout the year with both student and community groups.

Went there for a Festival of Lights performance, the music and venue were great. The downside was the program said doors opened at 6:30 but they wouldnt let us in until 7:00 and we had to stand in the rain.

Its beautiful there!!! - Cute lol Icy

Beautiful and functional mission. There was a wedding taking place during our visit. Very nice to such an historic building still in active use.

I love to come here and collect my thoughts.

Beautiful mission.

Have been going to masses here for 5-6 years now. Gotta love the Jesuits! Its technically not a parish, but a community. The regular mass is on Sundays 10am and the student mass (but open to public) is at 9pm (subject to school in session).

Home of the oldest California college and first mission to honor a woman. Beautiful campus grounds with lots of sports fields and aquatics facility. Holy week services going on even though it was spring break. Large sculptures adorn the grounds and mission interior was contemplative. Easily walked and wheelchair accessible.

Best place on Santa Clara University campus to have a walk. At night, it is well-lit too.

This church is a spectacular center of campus at SCU. They have student masses in the evening on Sunday that anyone can go to.

Stunning church with lovely art. Mission style. Most recent of 5 versions of Mission Santa Clara, about 50% wider than original as it is the student chapel and more space needed.

What an awesome garden and structure. Come and take your time and enjoy the history.

The masses are amazing Roman Catholic Jesuit services.

Well preserved, accessible and well documented.

It is a good place

Such a beautiful experience. I highighly recommend going. Were going back for the museum.

Great place hidden a few feet from main streets. Is a great recreation of the mission and has plenty of history.

Beautiful Place and Location

This is a lovely campus for a leisurely walk. The grounds are beautiful and impeccibly cared for. Contemporary sculptures dot the campus. A blooming Wisteria Arbor near the Mission Church was stunning! There are many roses as well. Even the buildings are attractive, and there are many grassy areas to soften areas between the buildings. Parking is limited. Dogs are allowed on leash.

Wonderful place for Catholic faithful to attend the mass and hang around for the famous Catholic University in. Santa Clara, Bay Area

Lovely grounds for a stroll.

Very nice place! Huge place inside Santa Clara University! Get a parking permit at the University entrance on El Camino!

I wish it had been the original Mission, but it was still beautiful.

Beautiful Mission on a beautiful campus.

Had lots of fun performing here everyone was so nice.

Lovely mission. Not a lot of written information available like other missions though.

Lovely place for a walk and to relax.

Old California beauty.

The atmosphere is absolutely beautiful and remeniscent of time period and the art is awesome

Wonderful place of peace and an excellent site for study and meditation.

Really amazing and beautiful church right on campus at Santa Clara University! It has a really wonderful mission looking church! The sermons were great here when I attended and the community of students were very lively.The Jesuit priests here are very interactive and engaging. A good deal of students get married here and I can understand why they do.Other tips about this place: no bathrooms inside the church youll have to got the building labeled Oconnor to the right of the church. Also, take a peak at the mission gardens right next to the church, very beautiful.

The mission and campus are stunning ️

I was here for a chior recital. The mission has excellent acoustics.

This is a beautiful mission inside Santa Clara university campus. Even though I like the building, I cannot condone the purpose of missions and all the abominable activity associated with it.

Love this mission, old world Spanish, tranquil

Very pretty replica of the mission, no gift shop.

Not religious, but I can fully appreciate the architecture. Its gorgeous

Beautiful church - not as easy to get to because you cant drive up to it so set your GPS to the parking lot instead

Holiday concert by the Choral Project. Most excellent!

I went to see Womens Peninsula Chorus. They were great in this venue.

Inside the university you see this mission that contains a church, a cemetery and a museum with some artifacts like the previous bell gifted by Charles the third from Spain. There are better missions around California but if you have opportunity its a good idea to visit.

Love all the missions... this is really very nice ... I recommend

Beautiful California Mission on campus of Santa Clara University.

Mission Santa Clara is the classic spiritual center of Santa Clara County, an ongoing inspiration.

Located on the beautiful campus of Santa Clara University, this old mission is a beautiful place to take in a concert.

We visit many mission churches, love the history at each one.

Great well preserved mission and gardens

Plenty of signs around the church to give you fun facts. It is the first church to honor a woman as a patron saint.

A wonderful historical corner in beautiful Santa Clara!

Real beautiful church/mission and real easy to get to.

Great frescoes on the ceiling

Never been there one stars

Beautiful mission located on a beautiful campus!

Beautiful Flowers & Campus

Pretty church.

Beautiful capel

Beautiful mission church.

I like this place .. green and you may find the shadow during the hot day ..

Good food, service,and atmosphere

It was an awesome experience and I want everyone to experience the same thing5 ️ ️ ️ ️ ️ starsRound of applause

Beautiful historic spot