by Leland
March 2014 Saturday
On March15, 2014 a Sunday, me, Mom,
Dad, & Anna went to the Mission San Xavier. The
Mission san Xavier was started in 1783 and completed in 1797. And in 1887 an earthquake in Sonora damaged
parts of the Mission and major repairs weren’t started until 1906. Just to give you a part of its history. Also, Mission san Xavier isn’t the original
Mission the original Mission was started in 1700 by a Missionary from Spain
called Kino but was never finished.
The entire thing was crazy- the art
was amazing, but a little weird. It was
so overwhelming. I loved the paintings,
everything had a meaning, and they were not only paintings they were messages-
prophesies, to carry the thoughts and beliefs of those who painted it for as
long as the paint will last. I think that is the intention of all artists, to
express themselves, so that a piece of them will last as long as it can. So
when they die, they never really leave you they continue their existence. Just
in a different way. So it was pretty cool.
It turns out we took no photos at the Mission- we were all too overwhelmed- the photo above is from their website. Haha.
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