The Capuchin Franciscans of the Province of St. Mary are men who strive to live the Gospel in the spirit of St. Francis of Assisi. Through their dedication to serving those in need, through their living simply as a fraternity of brothers and through their lives of prayer they seek to bring about the Kingdom of God here on earth.
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Francis Mary Croese, baptized John Evangelist, was born in 1804. After entering the |
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Lawrence Maurice, the fourth of six children of Mary Elizabeth Balocco and Peter Paul Belvisotti, was born |