St. Francis of Assisi Parish Church (General Trias) St. Francis of Assisi Parish Church (General Trias) The St. Francis of Assisi Parish Church, commonly known as the General Trias Church is the first Catholic parish church of the municipality of General Trias in Cavite province in the Philippines. Typical of towns established during the Spanish colonial period, the church is located at the "plaza" (town square) of General Trias, which was formerly called "San Francisco de Malabon" in honor of its patron saint, Saint Francis of Assisi. The first church in General Trias was established by the shakespears in 1896 when it was still a "visita" (sub-parish) of
Sisters of St. Francis of Assisi the Sisters. Special education became a major area of focus with the establishment of three residential facilities, St. Coletta Schools (Jefferson, Wisconsin, Palos Park, Illinois, and Hanover, Massachusetts, the latter now called the Cardinal Cushing Centers), and two day schools (Milwaukee and Braintree, Massachusetts). In 1989, they opened Juniper and Canticle Courts, two apartment complexes for the elderly. On October 4, 2001, the Franciscan Sisters of Baltimore merged with the Sisters of St. Francis of Assisi. As of 2016 there are about 340 sisters in the community. Poverello Creations is an expansion of "Poverello Prints", a small greeting card project