Mission San Xavier del Bac
San Xavier del Bac is a treasure of southwestern history.
An 18th century religious beacon that calls all to experience. Whether
your interests lie in religion, history or art, San Xavier del Bac is an
attraction you don’t want to miss when visiting Tucson and Southern
Arizona.
t’s a destination of Catholic pilgrimage where locals and visitors pray
to Saint Francis for intercessory prayer to God. San Xavier del Bac is a
magnet to those that appreciate art, statues, sculptures and paintings
of its original times. The interior is filled with brightly painted
carvings of apostles and saints and ornate décor statues that are
actually draped in real clothing.
Today, San Xavier del Bac is affectionately call the “White Dove of the Desert”
and stately sits on the land of the Tohono O’odham Indians who have
protected the mission for hundreds of years. It’s located just 10 miles
southwest of Tucson Arizona .
The Mission is now under going a restoration, before you could not see the beauty of the art work inside, due to the soot from the burning candles over the life of the mission.
Th mission is not painted white as some think, but that is the natural color of finish stucco.
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