Santa Clara in Santa Clara County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Saint Clare

by Anne Van Kleeck

Photographed by Syd Whittle, November 5, 2009

1. Saint Clare Marker

Inscription. Bronze statue cast by ancient lost wax process in Italy 1965. Saint Clare is Patron Saint of Santa Clara. Statue was shipped by boat around Cape Horn to Santa Clara.

Erected 1965.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Religion & Religious Structures • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1965.

Location. 37° 21.167′ N, 121° 57.261′ W. Marker is in Santa Clara, California, in Santa Clara County. It is on El Camino Real, on the right when traveling north. Marker is located at the Civic Center Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1515 El Camino Real, Santa Clara CA 95050, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s San Francisco Bay Area,

in Silicon Valley,

and on the Coast Ranges.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Santa Clara Campaign Treaty Site (within shouting distance of this marker); De Anza Expedition 1775 – 1776 (within shouting distance of this marker); Armistice Oak Tree Site (within shouting distance of this marker); The Battle of Santa Clara (within shouting distance of this marker); Morgan House (approx. 0.2 miles away); John Fatjo House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Austen D. Warburton (approx. ¼ mile away); Headen-Inman House (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Santa Clara.

Additional keywords. Saints

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Saint Clare Statue and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Syd Whittle, November 5, 2009

2. Saint Clare Statue and Marker

Marker is mounted on the pool wall at the bottom of the photo.

Saint Clare Statue image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Syd Whittle, November 5, 2009

3. Saint Clare Statue

Close-Up of Saint Clare image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Syd Whittle, November 5, 2009

4. Close-Up of Saint Clare

Credits. This page was last revised on October 23, 2019. It was originally submitted on January 29, 2010, by Syd Whittle of Mesa, Arizona. This page has been viewed 1,312 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on January 29, 2010, by Syd Whittle of Mesa, Arizona.