Father Albert Braun O.F.M. - Phoenix, AZ
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N 33° 26.895 W 112° 05.660
12S E 398289 N 3701517
One of many statues on the capitol grounds in Phoenix.
Waymark Code: WMYJB4
Location: Arizona, United States
Date Posted: 06/19/2018
Views: 2
The plaque says, "Father Albert was a young missionary and teacher to the Mescalero Apache in New Mexico and other tribes in Arizona.
Father Braun was an army chaplain in World War I and World War II receiving the Purple Heart and two silver stars for his heroic service. He was a prisoner of war for 40 months in the Philippines.
He came to Arizona in 1949 and assisted the poor in McNary, Parker on the Colorado River, and St. John's Indian Mission. He was also a teacher at St. Mary's High School in Phoenix.
Discouraged Hispanics in central Phoenix needed a church and Father Braun told them, "Bring me a Brick and Together we will build a church". The bricks came and the church was built.
His legacy lives on in the thousands of lives he touched, so revered was he that upon his death, the Mescalero Apaches claimed his body for burial among them."
Marker Name: Father Albert Braun O.F.M.
Type of history commemorated: Person
County: Maricopa
Name of any agency/ agencies setting marker:
State of Arizona
Year placed: Unknown
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