▁Church . ▁ ▁Three ▁of ▁the ▁miss ions ▁are ▁still ▁run ▁under ▁the ▁aus p ices ▁of ▁the ▁Francis can ▁Order ▁( S anta ▁Barbara , ▁San ▁Miguel ▁Arc á ng el , ▁and ▁San ▁Luis ▁Rey ▁de ▁Francia ) ▁ ▁Four ▁of ▁the ▁miss ions ▁( San ▁Diego ▁de ▁Al cal á , ▁San ▁Carlos ▁Bor rome o ▁de ▁Car m elo , ▁San ▁Francisco ▁de ▁As ís , ▁and ▁San ▁Juan ▁Cap ist rano ) ▁have ▁been ▁designated ▁minor ▁bas il icas ▁by ▁the ▁Holy ▁See ▁due ▁to ▁their ▁cultural , ▁historic , ▁architect ural , ▁and ▁religious ▁importance . ▁ ▁Mission ▁La ▁Pur ís ima ▁Con cep ción , ▁Mission ▁San ▁Francisco ▁Sol ano , ▁and ▁the ▁one ▁remaining ▁mission - era ▁structure ▁of ▁Mission ▁Santa ▁Cruz ▁are ▁owned ▁and ▁operated ▁by ▁the ▁California ▁Department ▁of ▁Park s ▁and ▁Rec re ation ▁as ▁State ▁Historic ▁Park s ; ▁ ▁Seven ▁mission ▁sites ▁are ▁designated ▁National ▁Historic ▁Land marks , ▁four teen ▁are ▁listed ▁in ▁the ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places , ▁and ▁all ▁are ▁designated ▁as ▁California ▁Historical ▁Land marks ▁for ▁their ▁historic , ▁architect ural , ▁and ▁arch ae ological ▁significance . ▁ ▁Because ▁virt ually ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁art work ▁at ▁the ▁miss ions ▁served ▁either ▁a ▁dev ot ional ▁or ▁did actic ▁purpose , ▁there ▁was ▁no ▁underlying ▁reason ▁for ▁the ▁mission ▁residents ▁to ▁record ▁their ▁surr ound ings ▁graph ically ; ▁visitors , ▁however , ▁found ▁them ▁to ▁be ▁objects ▁of ▁curiosity . ▁During ▁the ▁