Missions & Churches

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	1. St. Augustine Cathedral Add To myTucson Vacation Planner 623-6351, 192 S. Stone Ave., downtown Tucson. Open for church services. Call for times. Dating back to 1896, the building has an impressive sandstone façade with carvings of saguaro, yucca, and horned-toad lizards. Above the entry is a bronze statue of St. Augustine, the patron saint of Tucson.
	2. El Tiradito 'The Wishing Shrine' Add To myTucson Vacation Planner On Main Ave. just south of Cushing St., downtown Tucson. Legend says your wish will come true if you light a candle at the shrine in the evening and it burns all night.
	3. Garden of Gethsemane Add To myTucson Vacation Planner On Congress St. just west of I-10, near downtown Tucson. Free. Open dawn until dusk. Allow 30 minutes–1 hour. Artist Felix Lucero hand-sculpted these remarkable statues—of Christ with his disciples at the Last Supper, on the cross, and with the Holy Family—in order to fulfill a vow he made when his life was spared in World War I.
	4. St. Philip's in the Hills Add To myTucson Vacation Planner 299-6421, 4440 N. Campbell Ave., north-central Tucson. Open for services. Noted Tucson architect Josias Joesler designed the church in 1936. The Spanish Colonial-style buildings surround a grassy courtyard, creating the appearance of a village plaza.
	5. DeGrazia Gallery in the Sun Add To myTucson Vacation Planner Mission in the Sun is a rustic adobe chapel on the 10-acre National Historic District of DeGrazia Gallery in the Sun. Designed and built in 1952 by the late Arizona artist Ted DeGrazia, the mission honors Father Kino and was dedicated to the Virgin of Guadalupe. With its colorful DeGrazia murals, rock floor, and open-air ceiling, the mission is open daily from sunrise to sunset, while the adjacent gallery is open daily from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Free admission. Allow one hour.
	6. San Pedro Chapel Add To myTucson Vacation Planner 520-318-0219, 5230 E. Fort Lowell Rd. May be rented for weddings, parties, and other gatherings. The San Pedro Chapel is a true mud-adobe building, built in 1932 as the church for the community now called the Old Fort Lowell Neighborhood, located near the former Fort Lowell military post. The chapel retains its original charm and simplicity, along with a few modern additions that make it a perfect site for a wedding, meeting, party, memorial, or other public gathering. The San Pedro Chapel was made the first City of Tucson Landmark in 1982. In 1993 the chapel's significance was recognized by it being placed on both the State and National Registers of Historic Places.