El Tiradito

El Tiradito

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location= Tucson, Arizona
lat_degrees = 32 | lat_minutes = 12 | lat_seconds = 52.89 | lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 110 | long_minutes = 58 | long_seconds = 39.01 | long_direction = W
locmapin = Arizona
area =
built =1871
architect=
added = November 19, 1971
governing_body = Local
refnum=71000115 cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]

El Tiradito is a shrine and popular local spot in the Old Barrio area of downtown Tucson, Arizona. The shrine consists of the crumbling remains of a brick building, with a large metal rack for candles and desert plants now occupying the interior. Large, glass-encased candles, frequently depicting saints of the Roman Catholic Church are lit and left burning at the shrine, both on the stand and along the ledges of the building. Small slips of paper containing prayers or messages of thanks are also often pressed into cracks in the walls or left elsewhere at the shrine, as are other memorial objects. In addition to the faithful who leave these religious objects, El Tiradito is frequented and favored by many Tucsonans, including writers, poets, and other members of the town's artistic community.

According to the Phoenix New Times publication, El Tiradito is the only Catholic shrine in the United States dedicated to a sinner buried in unconsecrated ground. It is said that the man buried there died fighting for the love of a woman. Visitors to this area light candles for the man, hoping his soul will be freed from purgatory. Some of the nooks and crannies of El Tiradito even house the notes and letters of the heartbroken, prayers asking for healing of the heart.

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* [http://www.city-data.com/picfilesv/picv66.php A photograph of the shrine]


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