Sunday, July 21, 2013

The Shrine Of St. Joseph Of The Mountains


We visited The Shrine of St. Joseph in Yarnell on Friday. The fire went through there but the statues all survived but some of the trees were burned or scorched and the wood cross on this one had burned away leaving the statue. The Shrine was built in 1939. Several buildings at the shrine burned down completely.




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9 comments:

  1. SharonJuly 21, 2013 at 5:31 AM

    I really expected that these statues would be black with ash and soot. I'm surprised at how white they are. It's too bad that the office and gift shop burned down completely.

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  2. KateJuly 21, 2013 at 7:02 AM

    This is quite amazing; I cannot imagine how the statue survived in the midst of the devastation.

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  3. Dave-CostaRicaDailyPhoto.comJuly 21, 2013 at 7:59 AM

    The horizontal board of he cross seems to be missing.

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  4. CatalystJuly 21, 2013 at 1:06 PM

    I am not religious but I enjoyed that shrine when I visited it years ago. Sad to see the losses to it.

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  5. LowellJuly 21, 2013 at 2:17 PM

    Fire is so destructive! The statue doesn't look any worse for wear, though.

    I thought you'd like the Equine Intrusion! :)

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  6. RandyJuly 21, 2013 at 6:48 PM

    I can't believe the fire missed it.

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  7. KathyJuly 22, 2013 at 6:21 PM

    This is definitely a sad reminder of that devastating fire. Hopefully this beautiful monument will be able to be rebuilt.

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  8. MJJuly 24, 2013 at 5:16 PM

    This is so sad...

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  9. HildaJuly 25, 2013 at 9:21 PM

    It's amazing that the statue survived. I'm sure some people are already calling it miraculous.

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