Jan 18, 2024
Joseph’s broken leg has healed, and the angel has his wings back at San Xavier del Bac. Just in time for Christmas, worshipers at the 240-year-old church can say a prayer in front of the Nativity and rock the baby Jesus in his cradle, thanks to restoration work on the...
Mar 3, 2023
For the next few months, Patronato San Xavier’s conservation team will be working to conserve the artwork in the main cupola. The last time any conservation took place in the dome was in 1994, as part of the first major restoration campaign for the interior...
Jun 17, 2022
, With the East Tower project completed in April, attention is now turning to two new large-scale projects; conservation of the interior art in the high dome and conservation of the iconic façade . On the interior, it is time to address conditions of the artwork...
Dec 31, 2021
Mar 22, 2021
(March 22, 2021— Tucson, Ariz.)— The Patronato San Xavier has begun the second phase of work on the East Tower of Mission San Xavier this month. Scaffolding is already going up to facilitate this phase, which will take approximately a year to complete. This is...
