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    Please be advised...

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    In light of the ongoing situation with COVID-19, the Santa Bárbara Mission Archive-Library will be TEMPORARILY SUSPENDING RESEARCH VISITS until April 30. Behind-the-Scenes tours are also temporarily suspended until April 30.

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    We will still be able to receive email inquiries. Please email us at research@sbmal.org.

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    Out of an abundance of caution, we feel that suspending research visits is the best course of action for right now. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

    Research at the Archive

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    The Serra Cause for Canonization

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    Documents in the Serra Cause Collection cover the extensive, years-long campaign that advocated for Junípero Serra's canonization as a saint. Pope Francis I would come to canonize Serra in 2015. Browse the finding guide here.

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    Junipero Serra Cause

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    SBMAL Hours: 

     

    By appointment only: most Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays.

    10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Break from 12:00 p.m to 1:00 p.m for lunch.

    Closed on federal holidays and other occasions.

    Santa Bárbara Mission-Archive Library

    2201 Laguna Street 

    Santa Barbara, CA 93105

    (805) 682-4713 ext.152

    research@sbmal.org

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    We would like to acknowledge that SBMAL is located on the traditional ancestral territory of the Barbareño Chumash people.

    © 2016 by the Santa Bárbara Mission Archive-Library. Federal Tax ID# 95-6220730. The Santa Bárbara Mission Archive-Library gratefully acknowledges the generosity of the John and Beverly Stauffer Foundation, whose contributions have enabled us to remain open and accommodate researchers for more hours than would otherwise be the case.