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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.
Eusebio Kino was a Jesuit missionary, cartographer, rancher, and explorer in Spanish service, founder of numerous missions in the Pimería Alta region, now divided between the Mexican state of Sonora and the U.S. state of Arizona.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Pope Francis declared Fr. Eusebio Kino, SJ, founder of more than 20 missions in the late 17th and early 18th centuries, venerable in 2020. He was a pioneer explorer, a defender of Native rights and a patron saint of the borderlands.
Learn about the life and achievements of Padre Kino, who founded 24 missions and visitas in the Pimería Alta and Baja California, and explored the Colorado River and the Gulf of California. See his biography, chronology, drawings, and sources from Tumacácori National Historical Park.
Jul 15, 2020 · Pope Francis recognized the Jesuit missionary and explorer as venerable, advancing his sainthood cause. Kino founded 21 missions in the southwest U.S. and Mexico, defended the Indigenous people and promoted their development.
When Jesuit Padre Eusebio Francisco Kino arrived in the Pimería Alta in 1687, his assignment was to establish missions in New Spain’s northwestern frontier. As Kino wrote, he served two majesties – the Church and the Crown. For the Church, missions saved souls and spread the Christian faith.
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Padre Eusebio Francisco Kino 1645-1711. Eusebio Francesco Chini (his name later changed to Eusebio Francisco Kino) was born on August 10, 1645, in the Italian-Germanic Alpine borderlands. He began his classical studies at the Jesuit High School in Trent, completing them in Tyrol.
