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| SAST Photo by Michelle Gaitan |
By Lorenzo V. Penafiel, Reporter
• Abilene Reporter-News
ABILENE, TEXAS - Along the Concho River in downtown San Angelo there is a statue of the Venerable Sor Maria de Jesus de Agreda, otherwise known as the Lady in Blue. Next to it are statues of a Jumano native and a Jumano girl.
The unveiling of these statues on May 20, 2018 is a historical moment for San Angelo, because it honors Sor Maria, whose appearances before the Jumano Indians are considered the beginning of Christianity in this part of the world.
The story of the Lady in Blue starts in Agreda, which I had the opportunity to visit nine years ago ...
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