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| Location | Los Angeles, California |
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| Coordinates | 34°03′25″N118°14′22″W / 34.05698°N 118.23939°W /34.05698; -118.23939 |
| English translation | The Church of Our Lady Queen of the Angels |
| Patron | Mary, mother of Jesus |
| Founding date | August 18, 1814 |
| Founding priest(s) | FatherLuis Gíl y Taboada |
| Governing body | Roman Catholic Church |
| Current use | Parish Church |
| Reference no. | #144 |
| Reference no. | 3[1] |
La Iglesia de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles (English: "The Church of Our Lady Queen of the Angels")[2] is a historicCatholicchurch inLos Angeles,California, located on the historicPlaza de Los Ángeles nearDowntown Los Angeles. Part of the largerEl Pueblo de los Ángeles Historical Monument, the church's origins date to 1784, when the Spanish founded theNuestra Señora Reina de los Ángeles Asistencia to support nearbyMission San Gabriel Arcángel. By 1814, the asistencia had been abandoned and a new church was founded in its place by Padre Luis Gil y Taboada. The church is one of theoldest buildings in Los Angeles.
La Iglesia de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles ("The Church of Our Lady Queen of the Angels") was founded on August 18, 1814, by Franciscan Fray Luis Gil y Taboada. He placed thecornerstone for the new church in the adobe ruins of the original "sub-station mission" here, theNuestra Señora Reina de los Ángeles Asistencia (founded 1784), thirty years after it was established to serve the settlement foundingLos Angeles Pobladores (original settlers). The completed new structure was dedicated on December 8, 1822.[4] A replacement chapel, namedLa Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles – forMary, mother of Jesus or "The Church of Our Lady of the Angels" – was rebuilt using materials of the original church in 1861. The titleReina, meaning "Queen", was added later to the name.[5] For years, the little chapel, which collected the nicknames "La Placita" and "Plaza Church", served as the sole Roman Catholic church in Los Angeles.
The facility has operated under the auspices of theClaretian Missionary Fathers since 1908.[6]
The church is a part of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles and serves as a neighborhood parish church, as well as a cultural landmark. Since the 1960s it has been retrofitted against earthquakes. Masses are held in Spanish and English.
The building was designated as one of the first threeLos Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments in 1962.[1] It has also been designated as aCalifornia Historical Landmark.[7]
California Historical Landmark Marker NO. 144 at the site reads:[8]
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