The History Of The Catholic Church In St. Augustine
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My religion report is on the Catholic history of St. Augustine. The report will cover the topic of how the Catholic missionaries came over to the Americas, specifically to Florida, their first experiences with the natives, or the first converts, and why religious zeal and drive for converts was so ....
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.... The first explorer to reach Florida was Christopher Columbus. It is said that Columbus left San Salvador, the first island he landed on, and came to Florida, on a short voyage being the first explorers to find Florida. While Columbus was here, he was impressed by the Aboriaines, or the natives, and by the rich waters that supposedly were to perpetuate youth as well as vitality. (Now seen as a tourist site, The Fountain of Youth.) On March 27, 1512, Palm Sunday, he and the Spanish m ....
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