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St. Francis Chapel (Colonie, New York)

20th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in the United StatesChristian organizations established in 1970Demolished churches in New York (state)Former Roman Catholic church buildings in New York (state)Franciscan churches in the United States
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St. Francis Chapel was a Catholic Franciscan chapel, sponsored by the Holy Name Province of the Order Friars Minor. It began in the Northway Mall in Colonie, New York, United States on December 28, 1970. Its final location was at Wolf Road Shopper's Park at 145 Wolf Road in Colonie. According to the St. Francis Chapel Mission Statement, its purpose was to continue the tradition of St. Francis of Assisi who preached in the marketplace.Although the chapel was physically within the boundaries of the Catholic Diocese of Albany, this chapel was not a parish and was not a diocesan church. The friars who served at the chapel resided at St. Bernardine of Siena Friary at Siena College. The final director of St. Francis Chapel was Father Michael Tyson, OFM.

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St. Francis Chapel (Colonie, New York)
Wolf Road, City of Albany

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Wolf Road 145
12205 City of Albany
New York, United States
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