Mission of Nombre de Dios
N 29° 54.277 W 081° 18.893
17R E 469601 N 3308257
A historical marker about the Mission of Nombre de Dios, located in St. Augustine, Florida, which has been called "America's Most Sacred Acre."
Waymark Code: WM9XEV
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 10/10/2010
Views: 12
The marker reads as follows:
"This site has been called "America's Most Sacred Acre." Tradition holds that the first mass in the new colony was celebrated here.
By 1615 a chapel was erected to house the shrine of Our Lady of La Leche. A mission church large enough to serve 200 souls was located between the chapel and the present gift shop. Timucuan Indians were singing Sunday Mass in Latin by the 17th Century. The Rustic Altar further along to your right has served pilgrimages, weddings, anniversary celebrations, and even ordinations to the priesthood.
The founders of the Sisters of St. Joseph of St. Augustine are buried here. Six Federal soldiers were interred during and after the Civil War. Burials here were only occasional until the closing years of the 19th Century, and most graves are those of parishioners who died between 1880-1900."
Marker Number: None
Date: None
County: St Johns
Marker Type: City
Sponsored or placed by: Mission of Nombre de Dios
Website: [Web Link]
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