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The Curator’s Corner:
The Stained Glass Windows in the Mission Dolores Basilica, some background:
Franz Mayer and Company is a German stained glass design and manufacturing company based in Munich that has been active throughout most of the world for over 170 years. The company is family-owned and is now managed by the fifth generation. The company works with renowned artists around the world to create new stained glass windows and works of art.
Mayer received royal commissions for the Cologne and Regensburg cathedrals and created a stained glass department in 1860. In 1882, the company was awarded the status of “Royal Bavarian Art Establishment“ by King Ludwig II, and in 1892 Pope Leo XIII named the company a “Pontifical Institute of Christian Art.“
Mayer’s artists became the stained glass artists for the Holy See and consequently were popular with Roman Catholic clients during the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. Mayer was the principal provider of stained glass to the large Roman Catholic churches that were constructed throughout the world during that period.
Mayer's commissions include over seventy-six cathedrals, twenty-six of them in the United States. In 1905, Mayer created the “Holy Spirit Window” above the Bernini Altar, the only leaded glazing in St. Peter's Basilica.
To be continued…..
Mass Times
Saturday Vigil: 5:00pm -- Old Mission
Sunday:
8:00am & 10:00am (English)
12:00pm (Español)
​Daily Mass:
Monday-Saturday: 8:00am -- Old Mission
Confession:
By appointment/por cita
Eucharist Adoration:
Friday: 3:00pm -- Old Mission
First Friday of the month: 4pm
Livestream Rosary:
7:00pm (Español)
8:00pm (English)
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Mission Dolores has always had a central place in the religious, civic, and cultural life of San Francisco. Misión San Francisco de Asís was founded June 29, 1776, under the direction of Father Junipero Serra and is both the oldest original intact Mission in California and the oldest building in San Francisco. Today, the Mission Dolores Parish comprises both the Basilica and the Old Mission.
True to its origins, the Basilica Parish of Mission Dolores reflects the remarkable diversity and vibrancy of modern San Francisco. Located at the crossroads of the City's Mission District, Castro District, the Lower Haight, Noe Valley, and Upper Market Street neighborhoods, Mission Dolores parishioners come from an enormous array of cultures, places, and backgrounds to worship together.
The Old Mission's religious, historic, and architectural significance makes it a unique and memorable destination for visitors to San Francisco. We welcome all to come visit the birthplace of San Francisco. For Old Mission visitor information, please click here.
We invite you to explore this website to learn more about the people, community, and history of Mission Dolores.
We are a welcoming Catholic community called by God to live out the message of Christ in love and service to all people.
Click on the photo below for the video of the 33rd Annual Basilica Choir Candlelight Christmas Concert from December 2024
