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A statue of Junípero Serra, the 18th-century founder of the first Franciscan missions in California, is erected in front of the Plateresque carved portal.
Behind him is Padua’s great site of pilgrimage, the 13th- and 14th-century Basilica of Sant’Antonio, the city’s protector simply known as II Santo, built in honor of the Portuguese-born Franciscan monk who died in Padua in 1231.
It is an ancient mystery play, brought to the New World by the Spanish Franciscan priests, and is performed throughout the Southwest.
These early missionaries, who were led by the Franciscan friar Junípero Serra, were all tough and courageous men, who faced hunger and hardship when their first agricultural efforts failed.
The subdued and mystical light of the low vaulted nave evokes the sober piety of the Franciscan tradition.