A historic mission south of Tucson known for its ornate white-and-tan exterior is getting a much-needed upgrade. The exterior of San Xavier del Bac, a mission that dates back to the 1700s, will ...

San Xavier del Bac Mission is one of Arizona's oldest churches and the oldest intact European structure in the state. While it attracts thousands of visitors each year, San Xavier Del Bac Mission is ...

The "White Dove of the Desert" as it is often called, San Xavier del Bac rises gracefully from the desert floor, a brilliant white with rounded parapets and lofty spires. The present church was built ...

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Arizona survey, 1993. Ahlborn, Richard, "The Sculpted Saints of a Borderland Mission: Los Bultos de San Xavier Del Bac", Tucson: Southwestern Mission Research Center, 1974, pg.

5 3/8 x 7 3/8 in. (13.7 x 18.7 cm.), sight: 7 3/8 x 8 7/8 in. (18.7 x 22.5 cm.), frame: 14 3/8 x 15 1/4 x 1 1/2 in. (36.5 x 38.7 x 3.8 cm.) ...

For the first time in the 214-year history of Mission San Xavier del Bac, visitors can take guided tours. "I'm sure in 1791 when the thing was finished somebody gave a tour, but this is the first ...

TUCSON (AP) — The historic Mission San Xavier del Bac has been vandalized for the second time in a week. Two plaster statues near the front door of the 203-year-old mission's mortuary chapel were ...