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Watch now: A little history of Mission San Xavier del Bac
In 1700, Father Eusebio Francisco Kino put down the foundations for a church at the village of Bac, on the Santa Cruz River near modern ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥, to be named after his patron saint, St. Francis Xavier.
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San Xavier Mission's unique Nativity scene gets manger makeoverJust in time for Christmas, San Xavier Mission worshippers can rock the baby Jesus in his cradle, thanks to restoration work on the O’odham Nativity scene at the church near ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥.Â
Waila, the social dance music adopted by the Tohono O'odham from the Spanish, is the focus of the fifth annual Waila Celebration in Sahuarita.
The ornate facade at the entrance to San Xavier Mission will soon get a much-needed facelift, thanks to a $749,000 grant from the National Park Service.
