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 Mission San Diego de Alcala - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mission San Diego de Alcalá was founded on July 16, 1769 in what is now the City of San Diego, California by Father Junípero Serra.
It was the first in the 21-mission chain in Alta California, and today is known as the "Mother of the Alta California Missions" and "California's First Church." It was situated in the First Military District, and named for Saint Didacus of Alcalá.
In 1846, the Mission San Diego de Alcalá was given to Santiago Arguello.
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 Catholic Encyclopedia: Domingo Bañez   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
About 1567 he was assigned to a chair of theology at Alcalá, the ancient Complutum.
It appears that he was at Salamanca again in 1572 and 1573, but during the four scholastic years 1573-71 he was regent of St. Gregory's Dominican College al Valladolid, a house of higher studies where the best students of the Castilian province were prepared for a scholastic career.
The Dominican position was set forth about the same time by Bañez and seven of his brethren, each of whom presented a separate answer to the charges.
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 Niceto Alcala Zamora --  Encyclopædia Britannica
Spanish statesman, prime minister, and president of the Second Republic (1931–36), whose attempts to moderate the policies of the various factions led eventually to his deposition and exile.
The city of Alcalá de Henares was the birthplace of an emperor, a queen, and one of Spain's greatest writers.
It is located in central Spain in the comunidad autónoma (autonomous community) of Madrid, 19 miles (30 kilometers) from the city of Madrid.
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 USD-University of San Diego - 1949-1999 50th Aniversary
It had been the dream of Bishop Charles Francis Buddy to build a Catholic college in San Diego and he often said he wanted USD to be a "Notre Dame of the West." Athletics were part of his plan.
They founded the University of Alcal‡ in 1499, which became famous for compiling a multilingual bible.
The town was also home to Saint Didacus, or San Diego, a Franciscan brother known for curing the sick or injured simply by blessing them, and to Miguel Cervantes.
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 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: St. Didacus
Lay brother of the Order of Friars Minor, date of birth uncertain; died at Alcalá, Spain, 12 Nov., 1463.
He was born of poor parents who placed him under the direction of a hermit living in the neighborhood of San Nicolas del Puerto, his native town.
Didacus was canonized by Sixtus V in 1588.
www.newadvent.org /cathen/04781a.htm   (300 words)

  
 USD: Administration: Vice President and Provost   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Because of Diego's exemplary life, he was canonized as St. Didacus of Alcala in 1588.
Universities were first developed in Italy at Bologna and Padua, in Spain at Salamanca and Alcal‡, in France at Paris, and in England at Oxford and Cambridge.
What the University of San Diego seeks from its academic community is that all bear the professional responsibility to recognize and respect its Catholic identity, and to understand and foster its mission and values.
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 Mission San Diego de Alcalá - July 16th, 1769   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
There was never again such a severe raid by Indians on a mission, though many attacks on missions did occur throughout the period.
The mission was named for St. Didacus of Alcalá, Spain.
Vizcaíno had originally named the bay for him in 1602 St. Didacus was a Franciscan who dedicated his life to teaching religion and taking care of sick people.
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 Mission San Diego de Alcala Online Research :: Information about Mission San Diego de Alcala   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
It was the first in the 21- Spanish Missions of California chain in Alta California, and today is known as the "Mother of the Alta California Missions" and "California's First Church." It was situated in the Spanish missions in California#Military Districts, and named for Saint Didacus of Alcal.
Due to the mistreatment of the local Kumeyaay (Diegueños), the locals rebelled against Spain rule, and attacked the Mission on November 5, 1775.
In 1863, President of the United States Abraham Lincoln signed an act declaring that all of the missions would become the property of the Catholic Church, most of which have remained so since that time.
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 San Diego de Alcala --  Britannica Student Encyclopedia
Sighted in 1542 and named San Miguel by Spanish explorer Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo, the area was renamed for the Spanish monk San Diego de Alcalá de Henares in 1602 by Sebastián Vizcaíno. Gaspar de Portolá founded a presidio (military post)...
The area that is now the state of California was settled late in the 18th century by Spaniards under the leadership of the soldier Gaspar de Portolá and the Franciscan monk Junípero Serra.
San Diego de Alcalá, founded by Serra in 1769, was the first mission in California.
www.britannica.com /ebi/article-9313381   (761 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: San Diego, California   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
The San Diego Bay and the area of present-day San Diego were given their current names by Sebastian Vizcaino when he was mapping the coastline of Alta California for Spain in 1602.
The explorers camped near a Native American village called Nipaguay and celebrated Mass in honor of San Diego de Alcala (Saint Didacus of Alcalá).
Mission Basilica San Diego de Alcalá was founded on July 16, 1769 in what is now the city of San Diego, California.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/San-Diego,-California   (8831 words)

  
 Saint Patrick's Church: Saints of November 13
1400; died at Alcalà de Henares, 1463; canonized 1588.
Born of poor parents, the young Diego lived for a time as a solitary and then joined the Franciscans as a lay brother at Arrizafa.
After a pilgrimage to Rome in 1450, died at the friary of Alcalà in Castile.
www.saintpatrickdc.org /ss/1113.htm   (4644 words)

  
 Crossmap Christian Directory :: Saint Didacus of Alcalá   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
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Alan Taylor uses Scripture directly and by analogy, as well as Luther, the Lutheran Confessions, and more recent theologians to defend this doctrine.
Contains an online Friends of Amy store where you can sign up for the fan club and get other Amy merchandise.
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