Nuestra Senora de los Remedios-Our Lady of Remedies
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Markerman62
N 29° 53.523 W 081° 18.701
17R E 469906 N 3306864
A new marker along Aviles Street.
Waymark Code: WMKAG8
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 03/09/2014
Views: 13
On this site, the City Archaeology Program uncovered remains of the west wall of the late 16th century church, Los Remedios, which served as the parish church of St. Augustine from 1572 until 1702.
Burned by Francis Drake in 1586 and rebuilt, Los Remedios was a large wooden structure with a thatch roof and a richly appointed interior.
The church, with its cemetery, was located near the waterfront as specified by Spanish Royal Ordinances "so that it may be seen on leaving the sea, and in a place where its building may serve as a means of defense for the port itself." The cross on its gable was the highest landmark, intended as a beacon of faith and a safe harbor.
Together with the nearby guardhouse, government house, plaza and port landing, the church was the heart of the new settlement. It stood until its destruction by combined English and Native American forces led by Governor James Moore of Carolina in 1702-after which Nuestra Señora de la Soledad, on today's St. George Street, became the parish church.
Archaeologists have discovered European and Native American Christian burials at the site of Los Remedios.
Marker Number: 0
Date: None
County: St Johns
Marker Type: Plaque
Sponsored or placed by: City of St. Augustine
Website: Not listed
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