San Xavier del Bac Mission has been part of the Tohono O’odham Nation for more than 225 years. To maintain the working Catholic Church takes nonstop preservation efforts. PatParrisTV got an up-close AbsolutelyArizona look at the work .
TUCSON, Ariz. — San Xavier del Bac Mission has been part of the Tohono O’odham Nation for more than 225 years.
"We see things that we never see," Lewis said."We're all fortunate to see what is up here, but a lot of people will never see it and that's the sad ting about it." The painstaking work by several conservation technicians includes using a traditional technique. They apply glue with a syringe or brush behind the flake and pushing it back with warm cotton."I feel honored to be up here," Lewis said."I mean our ancestors built this. So it's nice to take care of things that our people did 200 years ago."
"They look a lot better than they did then. But there's a lot of flaking paint and a lot of work that needs to be done."
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