St. Francis Catholic Cemetery
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St. Francis Catholic Cemetery is a cemetery located in Phoenix, Arizona
. It was founded in 1897 and consists of 52 acres (210,436.7 m²), 45 of which are developed. Before 1969, the cemetery was run by the Order of St. Francis, under the Diocese of Tucson. However, following 1969 it became an independent cemetery. One person of note interred here is former baseball player Red Hardy
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Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix is the capital, and largest city, of the U.S. state of Arizona, as well as the sixth most populated city in the United States. Phoenix is home to 1,445,632 people according to the official 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data...
. It was founded in 1897 and consists of 52 acres (210,436.7 m²), 45 of which are developed. Before 1969, the cemetery was run by the Order of St. Francis, under the Diocese of Tucson. However, following 1969 it became an independent cemetery. One person of note interred here is former baseball player Red Hardy
Red Hardy
Francis Joseph "Red" Hardy was a right-handed Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the New York Giants in .Prior to playing professionally, he attended University of St...
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