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Ropert approved plans to build a more permanent church and in 1901, on the feast day of Saint Augustine, he dedicated the new church under the title of its festal namesake, as the carpenters took a break while the services were conducted. Waikiki was being touted as a tourist destination and the number of parishioners and visitors continued to ...
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The Cathedral Basilica of St. Augustine (Spanish: Catedral basílica de San Agustín) is a historic cathedral in St. Augustine, Florida, and the seat of the Catholic Bishop of St. Augustine. It is located at 38 Cathedral Place between Charlotte and St. George Streets.
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Spanish Admiral Pedro Menéndez de Avilés, founder of St. Augustine, moved his initial settlement to Anastasia Island after a revolt by the Timucuan Indians in 1566. [7] This settlement was short-lived, and the colonists moved back to the mainland [8] at the site of present-day downtown St. Augustine. Original Anastasia Island lighthouse, now ...
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The original chapel was destroyed in 1728 during the British siege of St. Augustine and was rebuilt in 1875 by Bishop Augustin Verot, though it later suffered damage from a hurricane. [9] The current ivy-covered chapel, which seats about 30 people, was built in 1914 and is a replica of previous chapels built of coquina . [ 7 ]
The Fountain of Youth Archaeological Park is a privately owned 15-acre (61,000 m 2) park in St. Augustine, Florida, located along Hospital Creek, part of the Intracoastal Waterway. It has been touted as the likely 1513 Florida landing site of Spanish explorer Ponce de Leon , although no evidence has been found to substantiate this claim.