St. Junipero Serra, the “Apostle of California”
by Rev. Matthew R. Mauriello Miguel José Serra was born at Petra, Mallorca, Spain on Nov. 24, 1713, the son of humble farmers, Antonio Nadal Serra and Margarita Rosa Ferrer. According to local custom, he was baptized on the same day at St. Peter’s Church. He attended the primary school of the Franciscans and at […]
