In the vast desert on an Indian Reservation just south of Tucson, one would not expect to find a beautiful church. The San Xavier Del Bac Mission, also known as "The White Dove Of The Desert" is truly an awesome experience.
The "White Dove Of The Desert", founded in 1692, built in 1783. One of the best preserved and most exquisite old Spanish Missions in the Southwest. Established in 1892 by Father Kino, it stands in the center of a Papago Indian settlement along the banks of the Sante Cruz River.
Services are held here regularly for the Indians who are direct descendants of those for whom the Mission was conceived.
A visitor to San Xavier should note that the entire structure is a series of domes and arches and that wood is employed only in windows and door frames.
I hope you enjoy the few pictures I took of the Mission, it is really impressive.
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