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Cross in the Sand: The Early Catholic Church in Florida, 1513-1870 - Couverture souple

Gannon, Michael

 
9780813007762: Cross in the Sand: The Early Catholic Church in Florida, 1513-1870
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0813007763 ISBN 13 : 9780813007762
Editeur : University Press of Florida, 1965

Synopsis

The story of the early centuries of the Catholic Church in Florida, the oldest establishment of the Christian faith in the United States, is one of the most remarkable in Florida's more than 400 years of history. 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 Minorcan 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.


Across these pages stride Indians from the woods and shores; priests, conquistadors, and statesmen; Spaniards and Minorcans, Unionists and Confederates, mothers and nuns, the rich and the poor, the innocent and the repentant.


Illustrated with maps and rare old sketches and photographs, The Cross in the Sand is as exciting and easy to read as a novel. The book's literary grace is matched by its historical authenticity, because Gannon has used all available manuscripts as well as the best secondary sources of this and past centuries.

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À propos de l'auteur

Michael Gannon (1927-2017) was a renowned scholar and
writer known as the "dean of Florida historians." A versatile
intellectual and a towering figure in his long career at the University
of Florida, he authored and edited numerous acclaimed histories. In 2010
he was honored as the winner of the inaugural Florida Lifetime Literary
Achievement Award.

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Éditeur
University Press of Florida
Date d'édition
1965
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0813007763
ISBN 13 
9780813007762
Reliure
Broché
Numéro d'édition
2
Nombre de pages
210
Coordonnées du fabricant
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