As pastor of St. Joseph Church inTiffin, Father Joseph Bihn saw the need after the Civil War not only to provide a home for poor children, but also a home “of retirement and prayer for aged persons to prepare for a happy death.” The......
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Pictures from our 150th anniversary open house celebration on October 3rd.
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The orphanage at St. Francis closed in 1936. By 1935, the number of orphans being...
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Clear Night, Bright Star by Sister Jane Frances Omlor is now published and is available to...
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The celebration began with an opening song and prayer in the St. Francis Convent Chapel followed...
Continue Reading Since its beginnings in 1869 caring for displaced orphans and elderly people after the Civil War...
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Alongside the education of the children of St. Francis Orphanage in school subjects, the spiritual life...
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School was very much a part of an orphan’s life at St. Francis. One former orphan...
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