Marian devotion
Mission of San Xavier del Bac
Tucson, Arizona
The most beautiful mission in the southwest of the United States.
La Misión de San Xavier del Bac en Tucson, Arizona, fue fundada por los misioneros jesuitas en 1692. Es conocida como la «Paloma Blanca del Desierto».
Mission History
The mission was dedicated to San Francisco Xavier, but the Virgin Mary is venerated as a protector of the community. The present church was built in 1797 and is a jewel of Spanish colonial architecture.
Every year, thousands of pilgrims visit the mission to celebrate the feast of San Francisco Xavier on December 3.
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