Cross in the sand; the early Catholic Church in Florida, 1513-1870, The

Name/Title

Cross in the sand; the early Catholic Church in Florida, 1513-1870, The

Entry/Object ID

2015.1.4400

Description

xv, 210 p. illus., facsims., maps, plans, ports. 27 cm. The Cross in the sand; the early Catholic Church in Florida, 1513-1870 by Michael Gannon. "Sources": p. 191-198. Includes index. "This is the story of the early Catholic Church in Florida told from original sources, as far as that was possible, and from the best secondary accounts." Michael Gannon first traces Florida’s discovery by Catholics, their subsequent explorations, the Spanish settlements, and the evangelization of the Indians, followed by the tragic end of the missions and the temporary collapse of Catholic ascendancy during the British period. The story continues with the reappearance of Catholicism among Minorca immigrants; the establishment by the Church of Florida’s (and the nation’s) first schools and hospitals; the schism of the St. Augustine’s Church Wardens in the 1820s and 1830s; the arrival of Florida’s first bishop, Augustine Verot, in 1858, and beyond. illustrated with maps and rare old sketches and photographs.

Collection

Library

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Catholic Church -- Florida -- History., Missions -- Florida -- History., Florida -- Church history.

Publication Details

Author

Gannon, Michael 1927-

Edition

1st ed.

Publisher

University of Florida Press

Place Published

* Untyped Place Published

Gainesville, Florida

Call No.

BX 1415 .F6 G36

ISBN

9780813007762

LCCN

65027283