The FIRST permanent Christian settlement offered the FIRST Mass in the FIRST parish on the site of the FIRST Mission in the United States
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member ChapterhouseInc
N 29° 54.254 W 081° 19.039
17R E 469366 N 3308215
One of many firsts to be found in the first city established in the country.
Waymark Code: WM8M1M
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 04/17/2010
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member archway
Views: 21

On this site, September 8, 1565, Pedro Menendez de Aviles landed with a band of settlers to found St. Augustine, first permanent Christian settlement in the United States. Father Francisco Lopez de Mendoza Grajales, Spanish diocesan Priest, offered here the first Mass in the Nation's first parish. The Spanish pioneers named this landing site Nombre de Dios - name of God - and founded here the first Mission in the United States.
FIRST - Classification Variable: Place or Location

Date of FIRST: 09/08/1565

More Information - Web URL: Not listed

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