Excerpt from Chimes of Mission Bells: An Historical Sketch of California and Her Missions Santa barbara - Saint Barbara (whose feast is commemorated on Decem ber 4, the date of the foundation of the Mission.) purisima concepcion. - Most Pure Conception (of the Blessed Virgin Mary). This feast is celebrated on December 8, the day on which this mission was founded. Nuestra sen ora DE LA soledad.-our Lady of Solitude. (in the Cath olic Church the Blessed Virgin Mary is venerated under this title to commemorate her solitude from the time of our Saviour' 5 death until His Resurrection). About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.