Father Edouard Gerard

Founder First Catholic Church in Phoenix, 1881

The first priest ordained in Arizona, Father Edouard Gerard, attended the Catholic people of Phoenix from Florence, Arizona, where he was the pastor of the Church of the Assumption from 1877 to 1885. For ...

Father Philip J. Wagner

Dec. 23, 1882 — Nov. 1, 1959

Pastor of St. Philomena’s Parish

July 1917 — Nov. 1959

Founder of Grotto Shrine

Marker can be reached from Grotto Avenue north of Second Street North, on the left when traveling north.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Father Ryan's Home

On Chapel Street, south of this point, stood the home of Father Abram J. Ryan, beloved poet of the Confederacy.

"But their memories e'er shall remain for us and their names, bright names, without stain for us:

the glory they ...

Father Albert Braun O.F.M.

Born September 5, 1889 Died March 6, 1983

Father Albert was a young missionary and teacher to the Mescalero Apaches in New Mexico and other tribes in Arizona.

Father Braun was an Army chaplain in World War I and World War II ...

Reverend Father William Corby, C.S.C.

Chaplain 88th Regiment New York Infantry

(Plaque at Statue Base)To the memory

of

Rev. Father William Corby, C.S.C.

Chaplain 88th Regiment New York Infantry

2nd Brigade 1st Division 2nd Corps

The Irish Brigade

July 2nd 1863

(Side Marker Stone):Reverend William E. Corby, C.S.C.

Congregation of Holy Cross

This memorial depicts ...

Father Petit and the Potawatomi 'Trail of Death'

Rev. Benjamin Marie Petit, of the City of Rennes, France, arrived as the Catholic missionary to the Potawatomi Indians in northern Indiana in November 1837. By June 1838, he had learned much of their difficult language and their culture, and ...

Father Juan Padilla Monument

In 1542, Fr. Juan Padilla, a Franciscan Friar, (the First American Martyr), accompanied Coranado [sic] on his expedition from Mexico some 50 years after Christopher Columbus landed in the USA [sic] and 78 years before our pilgrim fathers landed on ...

Father & Son Canal Builders

The Waterways

Marshall Parks, Sr.

1786-1840

The Dismal Swamp Canal, located about six miles west of here, officially opened in 1805. Dug completely by hand, its shallow depth limited navigation to flat boats and lighters manually poled or towed from ...

Honor Thy Father and Thy Mother

Old Folks Day was inaugurated in Salt Lake City in 1875, by Charles R. Savage, assisted by Edward Hunter, presiding Bishop of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, and George Goddard, since which time all persons seventy or ...

Father Junipero Serra 1713-1784

Upper marker - English

Born on the island of Majorca, off the coast of Spain, Father Serra was ordained in Palma where he taught for fifteen years before being sent to Mexico as a missionary in 1749. In 1769 ...