California Landmarks in Shasta County

California Landmark 483
Father Rinaldi's Foundation of 1856
Red Bluff Road and Crocker Alley
Shasta

California Historical Landmark #483: Father Rinaldi Foundation in Shasta
California Historical Landmark #483: Father Rinaldi Foundation in Shasta
7 November 2011
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Registered State Historical Landmark
No. 483

Foundation of Catholic Basilica
Cornerstone laid on May 1857
By
Archbishop Joseph Alemany O.P.

Rev. Raphael Rinaldi, Pastor


We were unable to locate a California Bear Flag marker for Father Rinaldi's Foundation. The California Office of Preservation offers the following citation at ohp.parks.ca.gov.

 
Father Rinaldi's Foundation of 1856

In the summer of 1853 Archbishop Alemany of San Francisco sent Father Florian Schwenninger to take over the mission of Shasta County. In the later part of 1853 a small wooden church was built. In 1855 Father Schwenninger moved over to Weaverville and Shasta's new priest, Father Raphael Rinaldi, decided to build a structure of cut stone to replace the small wooden church that had served since 1853. In 1857 the cornerstone of the church was laid, but for some reason its walls never rose, the foundation can still be seen (1963).

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