Finding Spirituality Los Angeles
On September 4, 1781 Governor Felipe de Neve under the authority of the Spanish King, Carlos the Third, founded El Pueblo de la Reina de Los Angeles. Eleven men, eleven women, twenty-two soldiers and one Jesuit priest christened it The Town of the Queen of Angels.
Two hundred and twenty-nine years after that pivotal day people from around the world are still finding spirituality in LA. Greater Los Angeles is home to over 2,500 spiritual institutions and religions, the traditional, the new, the conservative and the unconventional. Catholic, Jewish, Baptist, Mormon, Muslim, Independent Spiritual, Methodist, Gospel of Christ, Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Baha'i, Pagan, New Age and Mystics flock to her nave; to pray, chant, surrender, sing, open, empty, find grace in her cosmic mix.
Find Metro Rail Accessible Spiritual Places:
Red Line
Monastery of Angels Founded in 1924 by Mother Mary with devotion to the guardian angels; this small cloister of Dominican Nuns living in the Hollywood hills...
Finding spirituality in Hollywood takes some doing. Walk under the overpass, through a winding street uphill, hidden under the rush of freeways...
Hollywood Temple Have you ever dreamed that Jesus did yoga?
Against the Stream Buddhist Meditation Society; Getting to the core of the historical Buddha's revolutionary message
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Gold Line
Somewhere between Protestants and Catholics you'll find Episcopalians. As part of the Anglican Church, All Saints Church has a long history of promoting social justice.
Botanica San Antonio Botanicas are spiritual pharmacies for santeros, believers and the curious.
Take the middle path between two store fronts and walk till you arrive at the temple.
Our Lady Queen of Angels Church, La Placita; Our Lady was founded in 1814 to serve the first settlers in Los Angeles. For many years the chapel was the only Roman Catholic Church in Los Angeles. |
Purple Line
The Buddha Essence Temple offers "Zasen" zen sitting for those finding spirituality on the cushion.
Home of the annual Bach Festival. First Congregational Church houses the largest church pipe organ in the world. Finding spirituality has never sounded sweeter.
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