A simple yet emotional ceremony was held Tuesday at Calvary Cemetery to establish a memorial to the slain nun.
Stang was gunned down early last year in the Amazon jungle by hired assassins.
She is buried in Brazil, where she lived and worked for nearly 40 years.
Her family in Dayton wanted a place in Dayton that would inspire others to follow Stang's example.
A plaque bearing the image of the woman her family considered a martyr was placed in the cemetery Tuesday.
The Stang family wants everyone to hear Dorothy's message and find their own inspiration by visiting her memorial.
Three men have been convicted in Brazil of killing Stang.
However, the two men who allegedly hired them to kill her have yet to face trial.
Now, Sister Dorothy Stang is being remembered here in her hometown.
Tuesday a simple yet emotional ceremony was held at Calvary Cemetery to establish a memorial to the slain nun.
Sister Stang was gunned down early last year in the Amazon jungle by hired assassins.
She is buried in Brazil where she lived and worked for nearly forty years.
Her family in Dayton wanted a place here that would inspire others to follow Stang's example.
A plaque bearing the image of the woman her family considered a martyr was placed in the cemeteary Tuesday.
The Stang family wants everyone to hear Dorothy's message and find their own inspiration by visiting her memorial.
Three men have been convicted in Brazil of killing Sister Dorothy.
However the two men who allegedly hired them to kill her have yet to face trial.