Saint for the Day July 19th St. Francisco Garcés and - TopicsExpress



          

Saint for the Day July 19th St. Francisco Garcés and companions. (d. c. 1781) Government interference in the Missions and land grabbing sparked the Indian uprising which cost these friars their lives. A contemporary of the American Revolution Francisco Garcés was born in 1728 in Spain where he joined the Franciscans. After being ordained in 1763 he was sent to Mexico. Five years later he was assigned to one of the several missions that the Jesuits had founded in Arizona and New Mexico before being expelled in 1767 from all territories controlled by the Catholic King of Spain. Francisco and his companions continued to work among the native Americans. Finally a revolt among the Yumas against the Spanish left Francisco and his companions dead. Quote for Today. ‘In my Father’s house there are many mansions.’ (John 14 – 2)
Posted on: Sat, 19 Jul 2014 06:38:46 +0000

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