Memorial to Father Pedro Camps - St Augustine, FL
N 29° 53.575 W 081° 18.755
17R E 469819 N 3306961
Located on the grounds of one of the most historic churches in St Augustine.
Waymark Code: WM8M2P
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 04/17/2010
Views: 27
Description: A group a people, some standing, others kneeling, and one holding a cross. The sculpture is mounted on a rectangular, stepped base, with an inscribed plaque on one side.
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Father Pedro Camps
Born in Mershoal, (?) (?)29
Arrived in Florida (?)68
Sied in St Augustine (?)19, 190(?)
Interred under the main altar of the cathedral
He kept alive the Catholic faith in Florida during the British (?) (?) (?) to 1784
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In memory of
Father Pedro Camps
the spiritual leader of the Minocran Colony
This statue presented to
Most Reverend Paul Tanner Bishop of St Augustine by Fernando Rubio of Minorca
(?)
Xavier Pelliger of St Augustine
April 24, 1975
(?)
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Erected on this site by the descendants of the Minorcan Colonists in recognition of the Bicentennial celebration of the birth of the United States on July 4, 1776
Sculptor Josel Vilanomay
Barcelona, Spain
TITLE: Memorial to Father Pedro Camps
ARTIST(S): Iadomat, Josep V.,
DATE: 1975
MEDIUM: bronze
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS FL000539
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
West courtyard of cathedral, St. Augustine, Florida
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
none noted
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