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- Celebrating 20 years: Patronato’s Christmas at San Xavier Tuesday, November 8, 2016
2016 tickets now available for regular performances on Dec. 13, 14 and 15; and a special performance on Dec. 12
Read more » - Watch Day is a Great Day to Tour Mission San Xavier Wednesday, October 26, 2016
Friday, November 4, 2016 is Watch Day at Mission San Xavier. Visitors will enjoy 45-minute Patronato docent-led tours that will include the newly renovated Chapter Room, and visual displays of the current renovation and preservation efforts underway at the Mission. The first tour begins at 9:30 a.m. and the last at 12:30 p.m.
Read more » - Docents Needed for Volunteer-led Mission Tours Monday, August 22, 2016
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. to noon in the St Clare Room at the Mission. The docent program is non denominational and all are welcome to ... Read more » - Barbara Peck Elected President of Board of Directors; Rick Buchanan, Fred Frelinghuysen and Michael R. Urman also elected to officer positions Tuesday, June 28, 2016 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 executive from Sundt Corporation is the new Secretary and continues chair the construction committee of ... Read more »
- “Neto’s Tucson: San Xavier Mission docents show their love” from the Arizona Daily Star Sunday, June 19, 2016 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. Read more »
- Life-sized La Immaculada statue completely restored for the first time in more than 200 years Tuesday, May 3, 2016 The circa-1790 La Inmaculada statue displayed in a niche above the altar in the sanctuary at Mission San Xavier del Bac has been completely restored and preserved for the first time in more than 200 years. A $10,000 grant from the Catholic Foundation for the Diocese of Tucson to Patronato San Xavier helped fund the ... Read more »
- Neto’s Tucson: “The ‘new’ Immaculate Conception returns to her place” from the Arizona Daily Star Friday, April 29, 2016 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 the story. Read more »
- Bernard Fontana | January 7, 1931 – April 2, 2016 Sunday, April 3, 2016 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 scholar and prolific author in the field of Southwestern history and archaeology. ... Read more »
- “Feel Good Guide to Tucson” from the Canadian Traveller Monday, February 1, 2016 Check out page 8 “…Take time out to visit one of the region’s beautiful missions…” Read the story Read more »
- “Mission San Xavier del Bac named to ‘fragile’ list” from the Arizona Daily Star Thursday, November 12, 2015 By Carmen Duarte. Mission San Xavier del Bac was named to the 2016 World Monuments Watch — a list of cultural heritage sites that are fragile and in need of international attention in hopes of ensuring their future. Read the story Read more »
- Mission San Xavier del Bac Named to Prestigious WMF 2016 World Monuments Watch Tuesday, November 10, 2015 Mission San Xavier del Bac recently was named to the prestigious World Monuments Fund (WMF) 2016 World Monuments Watch. The list—50 cultural heritage sites in 36 countries for 2016—is produced biannually to highlight historical sites at risk from the forces of nature and the impact of social, political and economic change. WMF has published the ... Read more »
- “The East Tower – Mission San Xavier del Bac” from Arizona Public Media Thursday, July 23, 2015 By Mitchell Riley. Mission San Xavier del Bac, sometimes called The White Dove of the Desert, sits ten miles south of downtown Tucson on the Tohono O’odham Indian Reservation. Watch the story. Read more »
- Miles Green Named Executive Director of Patronato San Xavier Monday, June 29, 2015 Miles Green was named Executive Director of Patronato San Xavier, a nonsectarian, nonprofit organization founded by Southern Arizona community leaders in 1978 to promote the restoration, maintenance and preservation of Mission San Xavier del Bac, a National Historic Landmark since 1963. Miles trained as a psychologist and has had a varied career spanning clinical services, education, ... Read more »
- “$3 million restoration project begins on east tower of historic Mission San Xavier del Bac” from the Associated Press Wednesday, May 6, 2015 By Astrid Galvan. The story ran in news outlets across the country, including The Daily Progress in Charlottesville, Virginia; The Washington Times in Washington D.C.; and The Republic in Columbus, Indiana. Click here to read the story in The Republic. Read more »
- “Good news from San Xavier del Bac” from the Arizona Daily Star Monday, May 4, 2015 By Jim Griffith. After a long wait, the work on Mission San Xavier’s east tower is finally beginning. No, we aren’t going to complete the unfinished tower — we’re just going to keep it from falling apart. Click here to read Jim’s blog post. Read more »