San Xavier del Bac Mission
Churches & Places of Worship
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1950 W San Xavier Rd, Tucson AZ 85746
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February 2024
It was so beautiful I had to run to the bathroom. Luckily they have one right on the property
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February 2024
The white dove of the desert is aptly named. On the approach it is like a white ship in the desert. For me it a spiritual as well as historical and architectural oasis. I here there is a native American market on some weekends that is a must do.
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January 2024
The "White Dove of the Desert" You want to live history, this is living history. Beautiful structure still used for daily mass. Enjoy the native fried bread. Inspirational. Great place for a hike, too.
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From San Xavier del Bac Mission
Procedures and open hours under COVID-19 restrictions, please visit the website.
San Xavier del Bac is a National Historic Landmark, San Xavier del Bac Mission was founded as a Catholic mission by Father Eusebio Kino in 1692. Construction of the current church began in 1783 and was completed in 1797.
The San Xavier del Bac Mission Church is the oldest intact European structure in Arizona. It is a place where a person can truly step back in time and enter an authentic religious and spiritual 18th Century space.
The Church retains its original purpose of ministering to the Catholic and social needs of the Tohono O'odham Nation and surrounding parishioners and people.
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