Mission San Antonio De Padua was built in 1771 and is believed to be haunted by many ghosts. One is a monk whose apparition holds a candle and walks in the courtyard; another is a 7-year-old girl with cancer who got permission to be buried under the Mission’s arch (her grave is said to mysteriously grow violets). A third ghostly legend here explains the apparition of a headless Native American woman: She was beheaded by her prospector husband for being unfaithful. And once, a ghostly cloud was seen floating throughout the Mission. It is believed to have been the spirit of Father John Baptist, as had just died the night before.
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Geographic Information
- Address:
- End of Mission Road
Jolon, CA 93928
United States
Get Directions » - GPS:
- 36.01509952449518, -121.24992370605469
- County:
- Monterey County, California
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I was taking photographs of Mission San Antonio de Padua: I happened to capture a green orb down in the cellar, orange orbs near the garden and apparitions of what appear to be a padre sitting and in prayer at the edge of his bed. It is a blue apparition of the padre. I couldn’t upload more than one image but email and I can send other images if you are interested.
Here is obvious movement in the padre on the edge of the bed.
In this image it seems there is a white mist/orb by the gentlemen playing instruments and the obvious large orange orb near the garden.
Megan, was this during the daytime? I was there last year June time frame but didn’t know it was haunted. Here again June 2017 and just found out.
That’s just dust in the air. You left the flash ON on your camera. I’m a photographer and always catch these dust “orbs” when I leave the flash on. I’m not saying that there isn’t weird stuff out there (I lived in a real haunted house in the 80’s) but lets use a little bit of common sense and skepticism.
Yes, this was daytime. I was taking photographs for an event called Mission Days. I didn’t see the orbs until I got home later. Most of the ghosts seem friendly or seem to be doing routines & prayer. The only one that freaks people out is the headless lady. I have never seen her.