040: Secrets of Mission Architecture (Part 2): Dr. Rubén G. Mendoza
In part 2 of this interview, we delve further into the hidden astronomical alignments of many California mission churches. The orientations allowed sunlight to illuminate altars, tabernacles, and statues of saints on specific liturgical dates like the solstices, equinoxes, and religious feasts.
Dr. Rubén G. Mendoza explains the advanced knowledge of astronomy, calendars, and celestial mechanics that the Franciscan missionaries brought and applied in the architectural design of the missions.
Rubén describes how the illuminations shift yearly due to the lunar cycle and explains why this…
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