I loved the mass it was an amazing experience having my 3 kids being baptize at the church they had an amazing priest that made he explain the real reason in why we where baptizing our kids such a blessing

History thy name is Los Angeles! This is a really old establishment and looks quite like a Mexican pueblo. Great experience visiting here. One of the lesser known LA attractions. Los Angeles by the way was Mexican territory before the US took over and many parts of the metropolis retains its Mexican influence. Cheers!

It’s a beautiful church and place to be. The parking price is alright and the food is really good. The church looks good on the inside as it does on the outside. It’s a great place to spend on the day of the lord and/or to hang out! Have a walk. Across the street from the church there is a bunch of tiny stores that sells many things and a bit of restaurants. They celebrate the birthdays of the saints, and on special occasions they have a mariachi band. Also, on Christmas they sometimes give away presents in the morning.

Awesome public art installation outside Our Lady Queen of Angels Catholic Church. I went alone around 10:30 at night. There were lots of people there and it had a really happy ambiance.

Its a old church, where many come for religious ceremonies everyday. There is a flower & candle stand, right in the back. See the pictures

Came to baptize the ceremony was cute and quick due to covid. Paid parking right on the side.

This church is with the boundaries of the El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historic Monument, but is still a functioning local church. It has been maintained and is an important part of the history of Los Angeles at the location where the City was established. It has a small but beautiful sanctuary with a nice altar. Its not elaborate but is simple, but yet it is historical and also inspiring. Definitely worth a visit.

Beautiful! They started right on time. Parking wasnt bad just $10. I didnt expect for there to be a Mariachi band. The process was smooth and not complicated at all. We were provided two photos one before with godparents and during the process of the baptism. You are instructed where to sit and only up to 6 persons in the row given. Additional guest must sit further back in designated rows. They dont allow for you to take the objects to be blessed while up in front but they do save time to come around and bless the objects one row at a time. It was perfect for us and everyone taking part in this special day.

No free parking. Clean church. Mass in Spanish. Catered to Latino community.

Been here lots times my organization has been doin lots events here time n every year 2 this is a gr8 place that for pur brothers and sisters again to be with each other n together again soon

I was overjoyed with visiting Our Lady of Queen of Angels, breathtaken by seeing so many people of Faith. The mass service was exceptional the priest gave a great lecture. It was nice to witness such honor given to our Blessed Mother Mary. I am definitely doing that visit again.

Good service and the personal very accurate, I will come back again

This place beings back mexico. How ever they only accept cash.

Such a beautiful and simple church with little details that ornate its interior. Theres just a soothing calmness that welcomes all who come to visit, praise or pray here.

I was here this morning to pick up my baptismal certificate. Flor, the woman at the office was very professional, friendly and courteous. I took a quick peak into the chapel off Main St (my friend told me the main church was located off Spring St). They have the Holy Eucharist (El Santisimo) there for adoration I was in and out of Our Lady Queen of Angels Church in less than 30 min... certificate cost me $25 and parking $2.50

Excelente service, excelente food, great environment.

Well five stars I was baptized there so what do u expect.

Beautiful Baptism Ceremony! I baptised my first child in 1989 and I continue to bring my entire family. Today they had Mariachi and it was well organized. It was in Spanish and English which made it nice for my children that are not fluent in Spanish.

I went with the a group of people who are in the process of recovery from drugs and alcohol. We were received warmly and treated to a delicious breakfast.Soon afterwards, we went upstairs and listened to a message of encouragement and hope. It was a good experience at a beautiful day.

Simple, humble, yet historically significant church. The church is located near Avera Square, just across the road, this is why you will see a lot of Mexican influence here. The church is not big, but beautiful in itself. Definitely worth a visit if you are around the area.

It was organized with social distancing and was treated well. The restrooms were very clean.

This Catholic church made me feel at home. There are historical placards explaining an old cemetery being dug up on the west end and then memorialized with a nice garden. This is a must see with a historical perspective.

Sunday, I go to church. Coffee and comfort. -wendy

I love this church, it has so much history and memories. The staff is so helpful and pleasant.

My niece was Baptice at this Church .Its beautiful.

Very good catholic church. Often visit when we have the need. Theres little stores inside the grounds; kind of reminds me of a little fair. They also offer a great baptism deal

Good place to worship... Plus I get in touch with the authentic...Mexican American roots, and the roots of Los Angeles

Was here earlier today for my nephews baptism. The ceremony was just beautiful. I enjoyed taking a walk around the placita olvera with my family and wouldn’t mind going back.

Baptism was nice set up outside with plenty of shade

Loved this place. If you are baptising get here early. Father gave bilingual mass! It was a great experience! God be with you ALL!

Baptism for g baby......great social distancing!!!!

Nuestra Señor, Reina de Los Angeles is a beautiful church. I visited it during a march, and the people were very welcoming. It is also the oldest church in the city.

I had a peaceful day.

I give it 3 because first the email said they charged an amount but at the door they tried to charge me more but I showed them the email .2nd the photographer lady didnt allow my 4 year old to be in the picture with us my 1 year who we were baptizing that day,and her God parents because it was their picture. I would of gone off on the lady its a family picture. But we just ignored it because we didnt want to be angry or show my kids So my daughter was placed on the side . When I baptized my 1st daughter my mother in law was allowed why wasntmy daughter allowed this time?...

I feel very at was when Im at the church. It feels very relaxing and at the same time I baptized my baby.

Once a small chapel of approximately 1,400 square feet completed construction in 1784. This was considered the first church building in the city of Los Angeles, which was originally erected somewhere in the vicinity of what is now the corner of Cesar E. Chavez Blvd. (formerly Sunset Blvd.) and North Broadway Avenue. The chapel remained there in use until December 8, 1822 when the church was re-located at its present site and was dedicated in honor of Our Lady Queen of Angels; undergoing extensive remodeling since the 1840s.Two beautiful murals are located on site: The first titled: The Annunciation painted by Isabel Piczek; a replica of the central panel of a six-part mural originally painted by Ilario da Viterbo in 1393 at the sanctuary of Porciuncula Chapel in Italy. This important celebration in the Franciscan calendar remembers the day when St. Francis of Assisi founded his Order in 1208, and honors the village chapel where he was inspired.The central panel depicts the Archangel Gabriel announcing the divinity of Christ to the Virgin Mary as she receives the Holy Spirit from angels surrounding God in Heaven. That section, replicated by Piczek in Byzantine tesserae was dedicated on September 4, 1981 (on the 200th Anniversary of the City of Los Angeles) by Cardinal Timothy Manning as a reminder of the religious connection to the naming of the city of L.A. The mosaic replaced a plastered-over fresco dating from 1861 that showed Mary with the infant Jesus, along with two angels where Henri Joseph Penelon had originally painted the fresco. Possibly due to the mural being in poor condition from neglect, which was believed to be the earliest outdoor public mural in the city of Los Angeles; it remained visible until 1950 when it was plastered over.The second mural titled: Jubilee 2000 Mural by E.J. Harpham (a.k.a. EJTILESCAPES) The story begins in the early morning hours of December 9, 1531, when a 57-year-old Indian peasant named Juan Diego was walking along the path of Tepeyac Hill on the outskirts of Mexico City. That morning Juan Diego was headed to Mass and as he walked along Tepeyac Hill, he began to hear beautiful strains of music, and he saw a beautiful lady, who called him by his name. She told Juan Diego to go tell Bishop Zumarraga of her desire for a church to be built at the site. Juan Diego proceeded to inform the bishop of his vision of the Virgin Mary. Reluctant at first, Bishop Zumarraga listened patiently to Juan Diegos claims, but was doubtful of the vision and responded by saying he would reflect on the matter. This goes back and forth a few more times with Juan Diegos visions until finally the bishop requests for Juan Diego to come back with some kind of evidence.As for the sign for the bishop, Mary told Juan Diego to go to the top of the mountain and pick some flowers. He went up to the hill which was dry and barren, and found roses only grown in Spain, but foreign to Mexico. He gathered them in his tilma, a garment like a poncho, and brought them to Mary who arranged them and instructed Juan Diego to take them back to the bishop.Upon his return, the bishop saw not only the beautiful flowers but also the beautiful image of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Bishop Zumarraga wept at the sight of the Blessed Mother and asked forgiveness for doubting Juan Diegos visions. The bishop took the tilma and laid it at the altar in his chapel and by Christmas of that year, an adobe structure was built atop Tepeyac Hill in honor of the Virgin Mary/Guadalupe; it was dedicated on December 26, 1531, the feast of St. Stephen the Martyr.

This is a very nice place to take visitors when they come into town I think is a very special place rich with history of Los Angeles and the culture that lives here always should be one of your first place is when you come to this city so you can feel the native people here rich in spirit

It’s a very peaceful place.

I loved the service, it was beautiful. I recommend picking the first service that begins at 11:00, this allows you to find plenty of parking (cash only $5.00, which covers the entire service).Allow yourself 1.5 hours before the service, together (parents and godparents) this will allow you to check in pay your (fees $125), take a family picture for an extra $20.00 and a set of keychains. Also getting there at least 1,5 hours early, will allow you to take plenty of pictures around the church without having people photo bomb your moments.Finally, I loved this church because they don’t mandate “classes”, or “certification” of any type (marriage, baptism, ect).

This is not your typical cathedral but it neatly brings cathedral building into the 21st century. Theres even a statue of the Virgin Mary poised hanging out over the fast-lane of I-10 and it appears to spray Holy Water onto the vehicle traffic passing by. Now if That isnt stereotypical of the Los Angeles car culture I dont know what is!

So, apparently the Catholic church only does confirmations once a year in May? Please correct me if I am wrong. This posed a HUGE problem as my husband and I wanted to have our daughter baptized before she turned 1, in December. Unfortunately, the beautiful church 10 minutes from our house stopped baptizing children with an unconfirmed Godparent. So the in only solution was to make the hour 15 minute drive to Los Angeles to have our daughter baptized, in December, but weeks before she turned 1. This wasnt my first choice, but it was my only choice.Prior to registration, we did complete our orientation online which consisted of 2 or 3 Youtube videos. Cant remember the exact amount of videos. Once that was completed, I was then contacted by email by a representative of the church. It was so simple. I let them know the date, they gave me times, I accepted a time, and boom, done. Then i just received instructions for the day of the baptism.The church is well organized. They have this Baptism business down pat. Once you arrive, you go to the registration office to finish the registration process and youre assigned a bench. Then you can opt to pay for keychain pictures, which we did for whatever reason. Then the church takes a free picture. **OKAY** so this part infuriated me. My 4 year old son was with me, my daughter, the Godparents, and my husband to take the picture. The photographer made my son stand aside as we took a picture. My son was embarrassed and just stood by unable to join in his sisters milestone. The church needs to change this asap. Anyway, everything else about the church was fine.Now, the other people there to baptize were very rude. They push and shove you so they can go first. They try to cut where there is already an established line. And then they act dumb as if you were the one shoving them. I know I am in Jesuss home, but they obviously didnt get the memo to be respectful and act like adults.The parking is terrible, too. $10.00 parking in every lot (its LA) and they fill up fast.All in all, it was fine. But it wasnt my first choice. Would I go back again, no.

I know Jesus is everywhere, but Our Lady of Angels continues to be my favorite place of worship.

Good feeling after everything I had went through Im stronger with a good brilliant ideas and the people dont believe well to bad.But have in mine no matter what ur going through have faith and you will see a better feeling a better you dont put negativity in ur brain. Yes it was great.1:48minJorge️

Super easy process. Everything in order. Not chaotic. It looks chaotic because of so many people but its very well organized.

Enjoyed visiting such an inspirational site.

I waited in this plaza for about an hour and a half for my cousin to pick me up. He never showed.

Was Wonderfully , Beautifully Times , A Nice Parking Lot And Good Prices ,

Good location, you can have closed door services for baptism and weddings. Its a small cozy church for intimate, close family and friends.

Baptized both my kids here. The church is really nice and the process is really easy.

We come to church there because it’s a warm feeling I love

Very traditional place

Very nice place baptized all my 4 older kids there about 20 yrs ago now baptized my 1yr old blessing. I was scheduled for 9am got there late going from Anaheim due to traffic and i got accommodated for the next session. I Recommend this place and will baptize there again and again

I love going to this church its beautiful and mass was beautiful and the singing is awesome, Spanish mass.

Went here for a baptism, nice church. Organized well for the event

Pretty church... too plain. Loved the services. Gets really hot above seating in the churc.

Been coming to Our Lady Queen of Angeles to pay tribute and sing the Mananitas to Our Lady of Guadalupe since 1974 that I can remember its a Historical venue in Los Angeles not just for Mexicans but for Latin America and the food in Plazita Olvera its great lots of souvenirs also.

One of the most beautiful churches we visited in California.

Across the street from El Pueblo de Los Angeles, this historical cultural landmark, Nuestra Senora la Reina de los Angeles, which began as a mission for Catholic Church, is the first church of the area.It is an integral part of the history of Los Angeles, very simple but striking, decorated with gold framed paintings of religious nature, ceiling frescoes, each hand forged hanging candelabra light a different shape.There are services held here, all in Spanish. For more information about services and other history, visit the website for Our Lady of Queen of Angeles Catholic Church.

This is the best church ever. I have been coming here since I was a little girl now Im bringing my kids.

Historical old school church but it makes me think of the old days

Very traditional looking, parking isnt the best but you could get baptized fairly easy here.

We visited just before all saints day and as it is a largely Hispanic area they were celebrating the day for the Dead. There were some people we met who look after the homeless and they were both very nice and caring. It is the oldest church in Los Angeles and that was the reason we wanted to visit

Very organized and nice people. Very enjoyable experience.

La Virgen de Guadalupe, does all your miracles. They do baptism on the weekend. A nice place to come to meditate and mass service.

The place is really great and there is a small place behind it so you can buy something.

A blessing in every single way you look at it

Always a good spot to visit with family. Although they can work on the parking prices? Just saying.

This is a beautiful spot to visit. However keep in mind that parking lots are expensive. I did find cheaper parking in Chinatown off of Spring Street (next to Longs Family Pastry, which also seems like a popular stop). Street parking on Sundays is still free.

Good old place!....brings memories from my country.

Its great. They have many mini stores inside where they sell ice cream and coffe and a bunch of other stuff. They also help you in English or Spanish. This church is a great historic church and a good spot for photos.

Get ready to PAY FOR PARKING $12 WHEN YOU ATTEND CHURCH, no exceptions, the parking attendant joked that even the church Pastor pays $12. True? I dont know, tried getting out of it, didnt happen. Olvera St, the place is beautiful, historic, on the main streets, all around the outside a lot of homeless. Tons of police cars. Very sad, a very serious problem.

Historic and important part of Los Angeles History. I like to go into the chapel and pray.

Adding nature to the heart of LA is serenity in action!

The mass was good and folks seem like they cared about the church.

Good place to bring myself back, my soul was asking for some time to sit in silence. I went early in the morning and only a couple of people were inside the church.

Beautiful and too beautiful. NenaH

Incomparable.

I believe this is the oldest church in Los Angeles. Its a wonderful place to worship.

We love going there every Friday at 9:00p.m. to colabor with the LORD of the harvest.

Love the priest

I love this church! Its very bright and everything around it is cheerful and very welcoming! :)

Great place, different types of pastors and overall very comfortable

What can I say about this place I feel like home it’s so perfect

Beautiful church and very nice space. Very lively, fresh and welcoming. Helpful and vibrant community.

Could be better more cleaner reduce the noise level by closing the doors but it is a historic place

A church that has great meaning and associated with the city of El pueblo. However was unable to visit due to tight scheduel.7/4/2018

It is a lovely place of Spirituality history and community, and art one of Los Angeles best locations!!!

One of the most beautiful cathedrals I’ve been in!

They charge for everything. Too bad thats why a lot of people switch to another religion

Is very spiritual

One of my best places in LA.

Nice little church El Pueblo district plaza olvera , another historical point to visit , the church its pretty well preserved and great history.

Baptism was nice experience!!!! Very organized

One of the oldest and very significant churches in Los Angeles.

We went for a festival in this pleasant neighborhood. A lovely historic church.

Love the church great place to bauptize my daughter and great service.

Just finished volunteering feeding the homeless plenty of happy faces& full tummies!! Blessed be to god!!!

Beautiful church great atmosphere and a real family type vibe

I like how they do every christening mass

An amazing and beautiful church. Absolutely loved it!