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.

Kino, the "Padre on Horseback," set a pace that continues to challenge every person who calls himself a servant of God in this desert wilderness. He rode the thirsting trails from Quiburi to Yuma, from Sonoita to San Andres.

1697 Father Kino makes several incursions up north with the Sobaípuris. He goes as far as San Xavier del Bac and the Quiburi, exploring the Santa María and San Pedro rivers, as far as their merger with the Gila River.

The first-ever publication is dedicated in a very special way to the renowned Jesuit bibliographer, Ernest J. Burrus, S.J., for sharing with us his unparalleled knowledge of writings by and about Father Kino.

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....

Italian Jesuit Priest Father Eusebio Francisco Kino (1645 – 1711) arrived in the Pimería Alta region (now Northern Sonora and Southern Arizona) in 1687 at the age of 42. That year he established his main Pimería Alta church and headquarters near the pueblo of Cucurpe.

Preserving the heritage of Father Eusebio Kino and his works in the New World, and advocating his sainthood. Father Kino? What Is the Kino Heritage Society? A mural of Father Eusebio Kino at the Plaza Monumental Eusebio Francisco Kino in Magdalena de …

2020年7月15日 · According to his official biography, Father Kino was the first to bring the Gospel to this region and quickly became convinced of the need to improve the living conditions of the Indigenous...

Then, on March 13, 1687 Padre Kino set out on his life’s greatest adventure — the evangelization of the heathen people of the Pimería Alta, modern Sonora and Arizona. He concentrated not only on their conversion but also on their economic, social and civil development. His tireless efforts spanned over twenty-four years, until his death in 1711.