Founding of St. Francis on the Brazos

ID: 1292 ~ Source: Vasquez Jr., Martin J., interviewed by Marla Pierson Lester, February 8, 2001, in Waco, Texas. Baylor University Institute for Oral History, Waco, TX. View the full interview
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Martin J. Vasquez Jr.explains the beginning of St. Francis on the Brazos.

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By Amanda Sawyer
The founding of St. Francis on the Brazos in 1924 marked the return of Franciscan missionaries to central Texas after a century’s absence. At the invitation of Rev. C.E. Byrne, the bishop of Galveston, Spanish Franciscan missionaries settled in Waco…