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Creation Date
5-19-2026
Description
This rustic altar memorializes the first Mass in the New World, celebrated Sept. 8, 1565 by Father Francisco Lopez de Mendoza Grajales. He was the fleet chaplain of Don Pedro Mendez de Aviles, who founded St. Augustine.
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