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Help Needed for Shrine of St. Joseph in Yarnell

By Sam Lowe
August 10, 2013
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YARNELL — The deadly Yarnell Hill fire that killed 19 firefighters and caused heavy property loss in Yarnell also damaged the Shrine of St. Joseph of the Mountains. The shrine has been a Yarnell landmark since it was built in the 1940s by the Wasson family. Tucson artist Felix Lucero had to develop a slow-setting concrete that would allow workers to haul it across a rock-strewn hill so he could sculpt it into statues.

Concrete statue at the Shrine of St. Joseph in Yarnell. Photo Credit: Sam Lowe

Concrete statue at the Shrine of St. Joseph in Yarnell. Photo Credit: Sam Lowe

St. Joseph was the original subject, and when that statue was completed, the family retained Lucero to create several others depicting the life of Jesus Christ. The sculptures were placed among huge granite boulders, and irregular stairways were anchored to the slope.

But the fire destroyed the wooden cross in a Crucifixion scene, most of the wooden stairs, handrails and seven buildings, including the gift shop.

“We need to raise funds so that the Shrine of St. Joseph can continue to provide a peaceful place for reflection,” Arizona Oddities reader Vicki Velasquez wrote.

Click here for more information on the shrine and to donate.

 

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2 comments

  1. Levi Rogers 10 August, 2013 at 21:18 Reply

    Our sorry good for nothing president has decided not to send the funds to Yarnell that were promised.

    • Jerome Petruk 21 March, 2020 at 15:54 Reply

      It’s not his money. Why do you call other people names when it is you who thinks you know so much that you want to spend other people’s money for it? Shame on you.

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