Les Storrs Santa Monica Portrait of a City Yesterday and Today, Santa Monica Bank: Santa Monica, CA, 1974, 67 pp., 1904, 1901, 1885, 1877
"Roman Catholics had their first Mass in Santa Monica in 1877 . . . August 18, 1885 . . . the first St. Monica's dedicated . . . in downtown Santa Monica. Father Patrick Hawe was pastor . . .
" . . . the Sisters of the Holy Names established the Academy of Holy Names . . . dedicated February 22, 1901 . . . at the corner of Third Street and Arizona Avenue. St. Clement's, Ocean Park, was dedicated May 8, 1904, with Father Michael Hennesy in charge."