Misión de San Francisco Javier, Satevó
Calle Profesor B. Martínez, San Francisco Javier de Satevó, Chihuahua, Mexico
Chihuahua, Mexico
CHURCH
TICKETED:
NO
PARKING:
NO
RESTROOMS:
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CHURCH
EST. 1600
EST. 1600
1600s
HISTORIC PEOPLE WHO WERE HERE
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HISTORIC PRESERVATION at Misión de San Francisco Javier, Satevó.
The mission preserves its stone church building with a simple facade typical of the Jesuit and later mission churches of the Sierra Tarahumara region, with the core chapel structure original though modified over time. It is maintained by the Roman Catholic Diocese as an active parish church. The church functions as an active place of worship generally freely accessible to visitors.
About Misión de San Francisco Javier, Satevó
The mission church of San Francisco Javier at Satevó was established by Jesuit missionaries in the seventeenth century to evangelize Indigenous communities of Chihuahua under Spanish colonial rule. It served as a center of Catholic worship and instruction for the surrounding settlement. It formed part of the Jesuit mission network that extended Spanish religious authority across northern New Spain.
HISTORY HAPPENED HERE at Misión de San Francisco Javier, Satevó
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