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	Mission San Xavier del Bac - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		San Xavier del Bac is a historic Spanish mission about 10 miles (16 km) south of downtown Tucson, Arizona on the Tohono O'odham San Xavier Indian Reservation, also known as the "white dove of the desert" or "place where the water appears" because the Santa Cruz River, which runs underground, surfaces nearby.
		The San Xavier church and its Indian converts were originally protected from marauding Apache by the presido of Tucson established in 1775.
		Visitors entering the massive, carved mesquite-wood doors of San Xavier are often struck by the coolness of the interior, and the dazzling colors of the paintings carvings, frescoes and statues.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mission_San_Xavier_del_Bac (865 words)

	Conservation at Mission San Xavier del Bac
		Mission San Xavier del Bac, in Tucson, Arizona, offers a case study of the conservation of a historic-religious monument, revealing the unceasing efforts necessary to fund a large-scale restoration job, the extent of deterioration caused by previous stabilization efforts, and a return to an exterior maintenance program using slightly modified traditional materials and techniques.
		San Xavier del Bac was established in 1697 by Eusebio Francisco Kino, a Jesuit missionary and explorer.
		The Patronato San Xavier represents an exemplary model of a non-profit organization whose purpose is to direct, raise funds for, and oversee the preservation and restoration of a historic Southwestern mission.
	palimpsest.stanford.edu /waac/wn/wn15/wn15-3/wn15-308.html (2575 words)

	History
		San Xavier del Bac Mission is a fully functioning parish church within the Diocese of Tucson.
		San Xavier Mission is acclaimed by many to be the finest example of mission architecture in the United States.
		Mission San Xavier del Bac is situated in the Santa Cruz Valley nine miles south of Tucson, Arizona.
	www.sanxaviermission.org /History.html (809 words)

	Copper Crest - Area Information - San Xavier del Bac Mission
		Mission San Xavier del Bac is a Catholic church founded by a Jesuit priest, Father Eusebio Francisco Kino, a European spreading the word of God in a new land in 1692.
		In 1858 a diary entry by a visitor from Ohio explained that the door to San Xavier was always open and that the church had been taken over by birds and that the Indians respected it too much to vandalize it.
		San Xavier Mission is just seven miles south of Tucson, and is easy to locate.
	www.coppercrest.com /sanxavier.html (784 words)

	Mission Churches of the Sonoran Desert
		San Xavier del Bac, Arizona, is a beautifully preserved gem of the late Baroque style of New Spain.
		Alone of the Sonoran Desert missions, San Xavier is still served by Franciscans, and still serves the Native community for which it was built.
		View QTVR of the Mission San Xavier del Bac shot, edited and hosted by the the UA's Virtual Reality Annex.
	parentseyes.arizona.edu /missions/San_Xavier.html (91 words)

	Mission of San Xavier del Bac
		Guevavi, San Xavier del Bac (of the water), Tumacacuri (San Jose, which has been reserved by Act of Congress as a national monument), Tubac (Santa Gertrudis), Sonoitag (San Miguel), Arivaca, Santa Ana, and Calabasas (San Cayetano).
		Salpointe (later Archbishop of Santa Fé) came to Tucson, the mission of San Xavier del Bac was completely abandoned and left to the care of the Papago Indians, who saved it from destruction by the Apaches.
		Since 1868, when the Vicariate Apostolic of Arizona was erected, the bishops of Tucson have, by unremitting care and frequent outlay, warded off decay and ultimate ruin from the precious monument, constantly devoting at the same time especial and personal attention to the spiritual welfare of the Papago Indians gathered around the mission.
	www.catholicity.com /encyclopedia/s/san_xavier_del_bac,mission_of.html (747 words)

	San Xavier Mission - Tucson Arizona San Xavier Del Bac Mission
		San Xavier was completed in 1797, and has been continuously in use since then, serving members of the Tohono O'Odham Nation.
		When you open the massive, carved mesquite-wood doors and enter San Xavier you are struck by two things; the soothing coolness of the interior, and the dazzling colors of the paintings, carvings, frescoes and statues.
		San Xavier is remarkably accessible to visitors, admission is free and the church is open daily 9AM to 5PM.
	www.thepepper.com /tucson_san_xavier.html (393 words)

	azcentral.com travel \| Mission San Xavier del Bac
		San Xavier del Bac is a Spanish-style mission made in the Baroque style.
		This is how travelers are drawn to San Xavier del Bac, one of the best preserved missions of the Southwest.
		Franciscans oversaw construction of San Xavier del Bac during a time when mandatory religious conversion was considered politically correct.
	azcentral.com /travel/arizona/features/articles/archive/sanxavier.html (628 words)

	Biography of San Xavier
		It is now clear that in the absence of a missionary on the ground, no church at San Xavier del Bac grew beyond its foundations up to the time of Father Kino's demise at the age of 65 in Magdalena, Sonora, on April 15, 1711.
		These Pimas Sobaipuris of San Xavier del Bac, having returned in May to their rancherías, found that some [Piman] Indians from farther inland had eaten some of the mares of the drove belonging to the church which they had in their charge.
		The natives of Bac were without immediate foreign supervision and had been too occupied in other pursuits to build their own church.
	www.kuat.org /sx/sxbio4.html (1030 words)

	San Xavier del Bac Mission, Tucson, Arizona (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
		Following the signs from the highway directs you toward Mission San Xavier (pronounced as "hauv-e-air") del Bac, you approach this majestic "White Dove of the Desert" (as it is affectionately called).
		Although this web site is not an official site of the San Xavier Mission, it was the first web pages about the Mission published on the Internet in 1996 and is visited by thousands of people a month from all over the world.
		Fiction: The Gold of San Xavier is a story of greed, murder, and love set in the 200-year-old Spanish colonial church near Tucson, Ariz.
	emol.org /emol/tucson/sanxavier/index.html (236 words)

	Mission San Xavier del Bac. University of Arizona Press. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
		And so it was that San Xavier del Bac was given the name by which it is known today.
		Built of sun-dried adobe and with a ceiling of hand hewn mesquite beams which yet survive in part of today's mission complex, it continued in use until the present church was finished in 1797.
		Never wholly abandoned, although no religious were in residence between 1831 and 1873, Mission San Xavier del Bac has been a part of the lives of Papago Indians from Kino's day to this.
	www.uapress.arizona.edu /onlinebks/mission/intro.htm (363 words)

	San Xavier Del Bac Mission
		A visitor to San Xavier Mission should note that the entire structure is a series of domes and arches, and that wood is employed only in window and door frames.
		The reclining statue to your left as you face the main altar is that of St. Francis Xavier.
		This image of St. Francis Xavier represents the Patron Saint of the Mission, and it has become a place of pilgrimage to many in the Southwest.
	www.rozylowicz.com /retirement/sanxavier/sanxavier.html (520 words)

	Architecture of the Mission San Xavier del Bac - Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
		he epitome of southwestern mission architecture, the Mission San Xavier is a relic from a time when pioneers exploring the American interior came from the south instead of the east.
		The Franciscans at San Xavier refused, and returned to Span in 1831 while the new Mexican government confiscated the land and buildings.
		For more than 25 years the church was vacant, and travelers crossing the wasteland of Mexico bound for the promise of wealth in California stopped here to rest in the shade and etch their names on the interior walls.
	www.glasssteelandstone.com /US/AZ/TucsonMissionSanXavier.html (513 words)

	San Xavier del Bac (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
		Mission San Xavier del Bac was established by Padre Eusebio Francisco Kino.
		Father Kino was invited by the natives to visit in the early 1690s, and he returned again in 1697, 1700, and 1702.
		It was reopened and restored by the 1860s, but had fallen again into disrepair by the early 1900s, when it was restored again.
	www.trailsandtreasures.com /san_xavier_del_bac.htm (140 words)

	(GCKTTP) San Xavier del Bac by ShadowAce (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
		Among the northernmost of these were Tumacacori and San Xavier del Bac.
		Father Velderrain died at San Xavier in 1789 or 1790.
		In 1854 the area became the territory of the United States with the ratification of the Gadsen purchace.
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		In 1989, a group called the Patronato San Xavier began raising money to restore the mission.
		The conservators are led by Paul Schwartzbaum of the Guggenheim Museum in New York.
		The mission, founded by a Jesuit priest, remains an operating parish, serving the Tohono O'odham Indians of the San Xavier Reservation.
	www.azstarnet.com /public/packages/patronato_san_xavier/index.htm (344 words)

	ASU Libraries: San Xavier del Bac, Tucson
		Mission San Xavier del Bac, affectionately known as the White Dove of the Desert, forms the backdrop for the yearly festival, Day of Saint Francis Xavier.
		The same ceremony is repeated year after year, and we learn that Father Schwarz was in attendance in 1939 representing Topowa Mission, where he was then serving as Superior of the Papago Missions.
		Most of the residents from the nearby Yaqui village, Pascua Pueblo, traveled to San Xavier to join the festivities.
	www.asu.edu /lib/archives/schwarz/sanxavierdelbac.htm (186 words)

	San Xavier Mission
		Tourists visit the historic San Xavier Mission south of Tucson in Arizona.
		The San Xavier del Bac Mission is located just off of Interstate-19 at Exit 92, on the San Xavier Indian Reservation, 6 miles south of Interstate-10 in Tucson.
		Though it is now more than 300 years old, the San Xavier Mission is still actively serving the local San Xavier Indian Community.
	www.azlife.net /Attractions/San-Xavier-Mission.htm (217 words)

	San Xavier del Bac, Tucson, Arizona (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
		The sheer size and bright color against a blue sky and the tan colors of the desert make San Xavier a striking sight.
		This San Xavier del Bac Mission is located nine miles southeast of Tucson, Arizona.
		Not affiliated with San Xavier del Bac Mission.
	emol.org /emol/tucson/sanxavier/sanxavier.html (151 words)

	HM USA Travel Guide - Arizona - San Xavier Del Bac Mission
		The San Xavier Del Bac Mission is located in the San Xavier Indian Reservation, 18 km (11 miles) south of Tucson.
		The mission, also known as the 'Dove of the Desert', was completed at the end of the 18th century.
		The Restoration of Mission San Xavier del Bac
	www.hm-usa.com /states/az.sanxavier.html (177 words)

	Biography of San Xavier
		Copies of the fully-illustrated softcover book are available from the publisher at 4968 E. South Regency Circle, Tucson, AZ 85711 [phone 520/745-2793].
		The people of Bac had to wait until late August or early September of 1692 for Kino's visit.
		Kino was not the first European to touch modern day Arizona soil.
	www.kuat.org /sx/sxbio.html (611 words)

	Arizona Real Estate License Professor Online Study Guide. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
		South of the Grand Canyon lies the San Francisco Plateau, which is covered by ancient lava flows and dotted with extinct volcanic cones such as Humphreys Peak, 3,851 m (12,633 ft) tall, the highest point in Arizona.
		The Santa Cruz and San Pedro rivers flow northward out of southern mountain ranges near the Mexican border and feed into the Gila River as well.
		There are early Spanish missionary collections at Tumacacori National Historic Park, near Nogales, and at the Mission San Xavier del Bac, near Tucson.
	www.licenseprofessor.com /Arizona_Real_Estate_Exam/Arizona_People.asp (2752 words)

	Mission San Xavier del Bac
		Mission San Xavier del Bac is known as the 'White dove of the Desert" and is open to the public with a museum and a southwestern gift shop.
		Daily Catholic masses at 8:30 am and 3 Sunday masses are celebrated at the church.
		Drive south on I-19 from Tucson and follow the signs.
	www.go-arizona.com /Mission-San-Xavier-del-Bac (66 words)

	San Xavier Mission (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
		San Xavier Mission, built in the late 18th Century, has been described as the Sistine Chapel of the United States because of the beautiful Spanish colonial architecture and oclor art which adorns the interior.
		Mission San Xavier "White Dove of the Desert" is located on the Tohono O'dham Indian Reservation.
		1950 W San Xavier Rd Tucson, AZ 85746
	www.tucsonattractions.com /xavier.htm (74 words)

	Mission San Xavier del Bac, Tucson - Reviews of Mission San Xavier del Bac - IgoUgo
		Founded in 1700 by the Spanish missionary Father Kino, 10 miles south of what is now downtown Tucson on the Tohono O'odham Indian reservation, San Xavier del Bac is considered one of the finest examples of Mexican folk baroque architecture.
		The parish is still active, so please be respectful of religious activities when visiting.
		San Xavier still holds Catholic services, and there is also a small museum attached to it detailing its history.
	www.igougo.com /planning/journalEntryActivity.asp?type=2&entryID=928 (317 words)

	Find in a Library: The sculpted saints of a borderland mission : los bultos de San Xavier del Bac : with notes on the ...
		Find in a Library: The sculpted saints of a borderland mission : los bultos de San Xavier del Bac : with notes on the statues of Tumacacori
		The sculpted saints of a borderland mission : los bultos de San Xavier del Bac : with notes on the statues of Tumacacori
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	www.worldcatlibraries.org /wcpa/ow/b7157b323714941c.html (94 words)

	MABS - San Xavier del Bac
		South of Tucson, on the San Xavier Indian Reservation
		Father Kino first visited the immense village of Bac in 1692.
		He built a small church here in 1700.
	www.mexicoarizona.com /mission7.htm (154 words)

	Index
		New Official Website for San Xavier del Bac Mission
		We are currently in the process of creating the pages to provide information about the mission and its ministries.
		If you have any questions or notice something that you think should be brought to our attention - please email us at:
	www.sanxaviermission.org (161 words)

	Ansel Adams - Arches, North Court, Mission San Xavier del Bac, Tucson, Arizona, 1968 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
		Ansel Adams - Arches, North Court, Mission San Xavier del Bac, Tucson, Arizona, 1968
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		Arches, North Court, Mission San Xavier del Bac, Tucson, Arizona, 1968
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	Travel & Explore: Mission San Xavier del Bac
		Travel & Explore: Mission San Xavier del Bac
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		Historic San Xavier del Bac is one of the best preserved missions of the Southwest.
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