Eusebio Francisco Kino, SJ (Italian: Eusebio Francesco Chini, Spanish: Eusebio Francisco Kino; 10 August 1645 – 15 March 1711), often referred to as Father Kino, was an Italian Jesuit, missionary, geographer, explorer, cartographer, mathematician and astronomer born in the Bishopric of Trent, Holy Roman Empire.

Father Kino took on a truly gigantic enterprise, whose fruits were souls led to God, a new life for the desert, and a distinguished recognition of the dignity and worth of native people. His tireless efforts spanned more than 24 years, until his death on March 15, 1711, in the village of Magdalena, Sonora.

Mar 3, 2025 · Father Eusebio Francisco Kino, the 17th-century Jesuit priest who founded 21 missions in what is now Northern Sonora and Southern Arizona, moved a step closer to sainthood. Earlier this...

Father Matías Goñi, a missionary, is appointed to join Kino’s expedition. 4 Apr. 1683 Arrives at Bahía de la Paz (Baja California) and names it “La Santisma Trinidad.” However, on July 15, 1683, the expedition abandons La Paz.

Padre Kino put his heart and soul into the 21 missions he founded that are now thriving towns in the states of Sonora and Arizona. He is believed to have traveled roughly 50,000 miles on horseback.

Mar 11, 2024 · Father Kino spent the last 24 years of his life in the Pimeria Alta—modern-day Sonora, Mexico, and southern Arizona. He established 21 missions and country chapels, many at the request of the local tribes as they slowly felt safe enough to …

Jesuit missionary Father Eusebio Francisco Kino was one of the early Spanish explorers of the deserts of the American Southwest.

Padre Kino put his heart and soul into the many missions he founded that are now thriving towns in the states of Sonora and Arizona. He was at the same time a man of God and a defender of the Indians.

Aug 9, 2015 · Jesuit missionary Father Eusebio Francisco Kino was one of the early Spanish explorers of the deserts of the American Southwest. In addition to establishing a number of missions in the New World, he proved that Lower California was a peninsula, the Baja Peninsula -- not an island as had previously been believed.

Journey back in time with Father Kino, a remarkable priest, cartographer, and linguist of the Spanish colonial era. Discover his multifaceted life establish...