A Roman Catholic Priest in Africa His father Markos Kersa His uncle Haile Kersa His sister Tereza Markos His sister Maria Markos (a Catholic nun)  Abba Francois Markos Abba François had 3 siblings, Alemu, Desta and Tereza. Alemu died in 1923, the same year his father died from ‘tessebo’ (Typhus disease). His sister, Desta became a Roman Catholic Nun and acquired the name Sister Maria Markos. Sister Maria died in her youth, after serving as a nun. Tereza Markos got married to Ato Wolde Yohannes Tekle-Mariam and had 12 children, and 18 grandchildren as of 2004. 1910 - 1989 Web Designed by DuPage Millennium Media