St Ambrose Parish
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member the federation
N 29° 46.659 W 081° 28.305
17R E 454399 N 3294240
One of the oldest Catholic Communities in Florida.
Waymark Code: WM305B
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 01/19/2008
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member overrover
Views: 43

The intact buildings and grounds of St. Ambrose Parish reflect the commitment of the Roman Catholic Church to reach small rural communities in Florida. Catholic Mass was first celebrated with settlers in a barn here at Moccasin Branch in the early 1800s. In 1875, St. Ambrose Parish was established when a small wood frame church was built by Father Stephen Langlade. Father Langlade was a skilled carpenter from France who also built a rectory, school, convent, and a larger church by 1907. A second convent was built after the first one burned in 1917, and a new parish hall was built in 1938. Students attended the school from 1881 through 1948 under the tutelage of the Sisters of St. Joseph, who lived in the convent. The early settlers of the area were farmers of Spanish, Irish, Minorcan, Greek, and Italian heritage. Their descendants, with names such as Ashton, Floyd, Lopez, Masters, Ortagus, Pacetti, Pappy, Pellicer, Rogero, Sanchez, Solana, Solano, Triay, Weedman, and others, continue to live in the area and attend the small parish church. The pioneers whose daily lives were intertwined with St. Ambrose Parish are buried in the cemetery nearby.
Marker Number: F-512

Date: 2004

County: St Johns

Marker Type: Roadside

Sponsored or placed by: St Johns County Commission

Website: Not listed

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