Share Mission San Xavier with Visitors from Around the World! Patronato docents conducted more than 1,600 tours for 26,000 visitors in 2015 and the docent program is expanding. An introduction to the docent training program is Wednesday, October 12, 2016 from 10 a.m....
Public relations consultant Barbara Peck recently was elected President of the Board of Directors of Patronato San Xavier. Michael R. Urman, shareholder in the law firm of DeConcini McConald Yetwin & Lacy, P.C. was elected Vice President; Rick Buchanan, retired...
In October, the Patronato will hold a training-information meeting to recruit new volunteers. There are no requirements for the volunteers, other than time and commitment. The program is especially interested in attracting bilingual docents. Read the story.
Four-month process included removal, restoration, preservation, blessing and return of statue of Mary to her niche above the altar Photo by Jeff Landers, JLImages.com The circa-1790 La Inmaculada statue displayed in a niche above the altar in the sanctuary at Mission...
She’s more than two centuries old, give or take a few years. When she arrived to Mission San Xavier del Bac, no one’s sure. What Matilde Rubio and Tim Lewis were sure of, however, was that the statue of the Immaculate Conception needed lots of detailed attention. Read...
It is with great sadness we share the passing of Bernard “Bunny” Fontana, one of the co-founders of Patronato San Xavier. Bunny, whose career spanned six decades, received a Doctorate in Anthropology from the University of Arizona (UA) in 1960. He was a renowned...