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Sacred Soil: The Mission de Nombre de Dios and Cathedral Basilica

Liza Mitchell August 17, 2015 Celebrate 450, Community, Family, History, Lifestyle, Perennial, Public Art, St. Augustine, Visual Art 781

There is a sacred current running through the history of St. Augustine that draws thousands each year to the Oldest City. It’s the site of the first Christian settlement and the home of two holy touchstones: the and . When first spotted land on August 28, 1565, he placed a small wooden cross in the soil on what was the feast day of Saint Augustine of Hippo. Among the 800 people carried to the New World from Spain were four diocesan priests who celebrated the first Mass and ministered to the new settlers. He founded the new colony, , at …

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Its all in the planning – St. Augustine’s 450 Gets Organized

EU Jacksonville August 12, 2015 Art Exhibitions, Celebrate 450, Community, Dance, Family, Feature, Festivals, History, Lifestyle, Local Musicians, Music, Neighborhoods, On Stage, Public Art, St. Augustine, Visual Art 339

By ANNE C. HEYMEN Its party time as St. Augustine prepares to celebrate the 450th anniversary of the city’s founding by . The city’s actual birthday is Sept. 8, but many special events are planned prior to and after that special day. In addition, a number of organizations have completed or are conducting lasting projects to mark this special date in the city’s history. An invitation is extended for a big bash Sept. 5 at the Ponce de Leon’s Fountain of Youth Park, where a 450th Landing Day Thanksgiving feast and celebration are planned. On that day, re-enactors, after recreating …

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St. Augustine Celebrates 450

EU Jacksonville August 8, 2015 Celebrate 450, Feature, Festivals, History, Lifestyle, Neighborhoods, St. Augustine 413

When put his quill & ink to parchment some 450 years ago, chronicling the voyage to la Florida of one , he could have never imagined the thousands of people who will gather this Labor Day weekend in celebration. The has been years planning this anniversary celebration for its 450th anniversary on Sept. 8, 2015, and there have been other anniversary events to commemorate the multiple influences St. Augustine has had on the nation. These include the 200th anniversary of the Spanish Constitution in 2012, the 500th anniversary of the discovery of Florida by in 2013, and the 50th anniversary …

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october, 2021

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