Patronato San Xavier

Patronato San Xavier funds and directs ethical conservation, conducts scientific research, and conveys the significance of Mission San Xavier del Bac, a National Historic Landmark in the community of Wa:k, part of the Tohono O'odham Nation. Its volunteer docent program, begun in 2011, offers donation-based tours that cover the Wa:k community's history, the Mission's founding and its architecture. The organization's current priority is stabilizing and rehabilitating the retablo façade, and it has raised and spent over $18 million on preservation projects to date. Patronato also presents an annual Christmas concert series at the Mission.