Repair and Restoration of the Statue of Junipero Serra

FAIN: GA-279672-21

Franciscan Friars of California, Inc. (Alameda, CA 94601-3024)
Tom Anderson (Project Director: November 2020 to April 2023)

On August 6, 2020, vandals accessed Serra Retreat and toppled the terra cotta statue of St. Junípero Serra off of its mooring, breaking it into several large pieces.  The Franciscan Friars of California, Inc. are requesting funding to support:

1) Repair of the statue, which includes filling in missing pieces and repairing fracture lines and shards;
2) Removal and replacement of the statue’s foundation, part of which is adorned with original tiles from the 1940s.