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Mission San Fernando Rey de España, or '''San Fernando Rey''', was founded on September 8 , 1797 by Father Fermín Francisco De Lasuén , the '''seventeenth''' in the California mission chain. It was named for Saint Ferdinand, King Of Spain . The installation is located on the former '''Encino Rancho''' in the Mission Hills community of northern Los Angeles, California , in what was the ''Second Military District'' . In 1845, Governor Pío Pico declared the Mission buildings for sale and in 1846 , made Mission San Fernando Rey de España his headquarters. The Mission was utilized for many things during the late 1800s ; it was a station for the Butterfield Stage Lines ; it served as a warehouse for the Porter Land And Water Company ; and in 1896, the Quadrangle was used as a Hog Farm . A hundred-''." It is not known how this Russian Orthodox artifact from Kodiak, Alaska made its way to a Catholic mission in Southern California. San Fernando's church became a working church again in 1923 when the Oblate priests arrived. Many attempts were made to restore the old Mission from the early 1900s , but it was not until the Hearst Foundation gave a large gift of money in the 1940s , that the Mission was finally restored. In 1971, a large Earthquake damaged the church, which had to completely rebuilt. The repairs were completed in 1974. Mission San Fernando Rey de España is a beautifully restored mission. It continues to be very well cared for and is still used as a Parish Church . HISTORIC DESIGNATIONS
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