Remembering Menard’s Christian martyrs

265th anniversary of Mission destruction recognized

  • MEMORIAL WREATH- A wreath from the Menard County Historical Commission was placed at the San Saba Mission site to commemorate the 265th anniversary of the destruction of the Mission. Pictured left to right: “Soldado” Scott Jones; Father Mark Woodruff; “Fray Molina” (Joe Gonzalez); “Soldado” Gus Martinez, Mark Wolf. Courtesy photo.
    MEMORIAL WREATH- A wreath from the Menard County Historical Commission was placed at the San Saba Mission site to commemorate the 265th anniversary of the destruction of the Mission. Pictured left to right: “Soldado” Scott Jones; Father Mark Woodruff; “Fray Molina” (Joe Gonzalez); “Soldado” Gus Martinez, Mark Wolf. Courtesy photo.
    Submitted by Col. (RET) Terry Kelley, Menard County Historical Commission Last Saturday afternoon, the Menard Library conference room was filled to capacity with local citizens and visitors from as far away as San Antonio. They gathered to learn about the destruction of the Mission Santa Cruz de San Saba, located just a few miles away, on March 16, 1758. They came together to remember our local...

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