Belchitanos copies DON FRANCISCO .- FENCED Ordovas
Among the papers that I keep in my small file containing a reminder of the deceased which states in its heading
PRAY TO GOD IN THE SOUL
CHARITY OF REVEREND DOCTOR
D. Francisco Valle Ordovas
Priest. SAN PABLO
BENEFIT SEMINAR PROFESSOR. CAPPUCCINO TERTIARY
who died in Zaragoza on December 7, 1955
to 67 years old
having received the Holy Sacraments and the Apostolic Blessing
That December 7, 1955, Archbishop Morcillo, newly arrived in Zaragoza, attended the Fenced home of Father Francisco (Calle San Pablo, 57 - 3 º izda.) to pray before their body and this made a buzz among the residents of San Pablo.
These letters of reminder of all such an intense life, we suppose, began in Belchite, though I found his birth certificate in the municipal archives of the town. So you would think he could be born in Zaragoza, where we occasionally find their parents and that it was offering pregnancy developmental difficulties. So much so that, when he was born the doctor gave little assurance to continue living. It was always taken by belchitano and so he said.
With the care of his mother, the child came forward in Belchite Francisco where his father was, driving your car, the office of messenger between this town and Zaragoza. Later, having suffered a robbery, stopped this activity. Attend school and then fulfilled the age requirement would attend seminary classes in the village who, in those years, was led by the rector Don Roberto Solanas. By 1904, would continue his ecclesiastical studies at Zaragoza, whose seminar had been transformed into Pontifical University in 1897. There he obtained the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. His fellow students were, among others, Don Eduardo and Don Estella Zalaya Pascual Galindo Romeo.
those years, his parents moved to Zaragoza. Before being ordained a priest had to overcome a career crisis. He left the seminary and went to work in Havana as a clerk in a bookstore. He could not stand the atmosphere that prevailed there and returned to Spain to resume his ecclesiastical studies. And priest and seminary professor, did not like being reminded of this episode in his life that to me personally was that few knew.
Since the beginning of his priesthood was connected to the parish of San Pablo de Zaragoza dedicated to the tasks of the state, especially to Catechesis. He lived with his parents in the street Eduardo Dato until they moved to San Pablo. Their knowledge of chemistry, soon offered Archbishop Doménech teach at the Theological Seminary. With the time he published a textbook titled "EASY ACCESS TO THE STUDY OF THE CHEMISTRY" which completed the organic chemistry of the Editorial Luis Vives.
Belchite regained by Nationalist troops in 1938, sent there by the Archbishop of Zaragoza to organize the parish. Arrived on March 30, 1938 and, despite its efforts, little could be done given the conditions of the population. The parish was established temporarily at the hermitage of San Antón. On 3 May of that year he returned back to Zaragoza. When I met him in 1942, had died the father and lived with his mother, a cousin called Gregoria Mazón and a niece, Trinidad Calvo Mazon. These two latter stayed with him when his mother died.
A lot of people went home for help to find work or if you have resolved any management. Sometimes he complained that he could not attend because they were many. Gregoria supported him, adding that she was all day attending to the door. And another cousin, Pepe Mazon, who was there told him:
- Paco, if I leave, I pledge that no from anyone. And when asked how she was doing, he replied:
- I get in the door and let them in, each ask a tough one and as they do not, stay out.
- Monsignor Francis smiled and said:
- What things are you, Pepe!
The gesture impressed me most was the knowledge that had gathered at his house a couple with two children. One of them was named Angelito and indeed it was. The husband was an excellent machine mechanic who spent the day mowing, who spent all day outside the home. Never entered the house of his benefactor and barely spoke to him. The woman was somewhat deserted. During the day, remained in the house of Father Francisco and, at night, slept in a room near the home of the porters. Angelito
spent most of the time put in a drawer. He had an eye disease that forced him to look at the ground. Every day we tried to heal the eyes. He suspected that it was time to eat, he entered the office of Father Francis and said: - Caco (by Paco), to eat. And the other, recontestaba: "Well, come on.
the child became ill and died shortly afterwards. Mosen accompanied Francisco to give a final goodbye to Angelito. There was the corpse of the child on a cold stone table in the Faculty of Medicine.
In its passage through the classrooms of the seminar have been many anecdotes. The students, taking advantage of his kindness, looking at how to avoid the lesson ask them pretending they were sick.
He had no skills and tried to prevent this activity. On one occasion, his by turns preaching the sermon at the Seminar on the occasion of the feast of St. Thomas Aquinas. He told me he still remembered who had said some twenty years earlier and was wondering if nuevo.ya repeat it, at that time had changed almost all teachers. I encouraged him to do so as well. And also consulted with Don Juan Sanz Najera, Secretary of Studies. The day came and it showed some excitement among students, enhanced by the presence of the Archbishop.
Eventually, went peacefully to the small pulpit in the chapel of the Seminary of the Plaza de la Seo, and without blinking or hesitation, dropped his sermon. When he finished, I think we all rested and in the end, were glad of his success.
In testimony of affection and gratitude. Julia Martin BLASCO
