Junipero Serra: Episode One

🏔️ The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage 🗺️ Junipero Serra - Episode One: The Bright Young Professor The island of Majorca, Spain. 1737. A brilliant young priest and scholar rises to the very pinnacle of academic success.  But he longs for something more - crossing the ocean for a life of…

Junipero Serra: Episode Two

🏔️ The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage 🗺️ Junipero Serra - Episode Two: No Rest for the Missionary The Spanish colony of Mexico. 1749. Having just set foot on land, Junipero, Francisco and Juan can’t wait to start their mission in the peace and beauty of Mexico City. But trouble soon ar…

Junipero Serra: Episode Three

🏔️ The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage 🗺️ Junipero Serra - Episode Three: Uncertain Destination Back in Mexico City after the ordeal in the Sierra Gorda, Junipero and his companions enjoy a moment of rest. But not for long! A massacre far north at the Texan Mission San Saba threatens al…

Junipero Serra: Episode Four

🏔️ The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage 🗺️ Junipero Serra - Episode Four: Missionaries at Last Baja California. 1769. Fifty-five-year-old Father Junipero Serra has been in New Spain for almost twenty years. He and the Franciscans have done much good, serving the indigenous peoples throug…

Junipero Serra: Episode Five

🏔️ The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage 🗺️ Junipero Serra - Episode Five: Going the Distance Mission San Diego. Alta California. 1769. Having barely survived the Kumeyaay attack, Junipero and his friends take stock of their situation. With no supplies or soldiers to protect them, should …