Mission San Juan on San Antonio's Mission Trail

 Our drive along San Antonio's Mission Trail continues three miles south....





A fellow tourist took this
shot of Eric & me at
Mission San Juan.

Remains of the Mission's

walls.

Built in 1756, this stone church and its granary were central to life in this area.  The crops raised here supported the Mission and local settlements.

Eric in front of the church.

It is the only Mission that
has a plastered exterior, as
part of recent renovations.





We are disappointed that the church is locked.  A Park Ranger told us that a breakin is why no one is allowed inside.  In 2000 thieves broke into the building and stole statues from the Sanctuary.

The ceiling is timbered.

Mission San Juan does not

have a vaulted ceiling.

Three statues look down

on the Altar.

I noticed Roman Numerals

along a wall outside the

 church.

Eric and I speculate that the Stations of the Cross are observed outside.  This could be the walls of the larger church that was started and never finished.