Zephyrin Engelhardt

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Father Engelhardt visits Mission San Juan Capistrano in 1915.
Father Engelhardt visits Mission San Juan Capistrano in 1915.

Father Zephyrin Engelhardt, O.F.M., was a Roman Catholic priest and clerical historian of the Franciscan Order. Reverend Engelhardt, known as the "Father of Mission History," compiled extensive histories of the twenty-one Spanish missions in Alta California as well as other Franciscan settlements in Baja California and Arizona during the opening decades of the 20th century. Fray Engelhardt's work is today considered to be the standard authority regarding California mission history.

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