El Tiradito Wishing Shrine is often described as the only Catholic shrine to a sinner, not a saint. That is just part of the legend.
What we do know outside of the folklore and legend is that El Tiradito Wishing Shrine has been a fixture in Tucson’s Barrio Viejo for more than a century.
“There are so many different versions of this story,” said Jaynie Adams, History Engagement Manager of the Arizona Historical Society…