St. Augustine History Festival

Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 1:00pm


Schedule of Events:

1:00 am - 3:00 am: St. Photios Greek Orthodox National Shrine

Celebrating the History of St. Augustine’s Spanish Colonial Quarter One House at a Time – An Insider’s Look at the History of 41 St. George Street

1:00 – 1:30 – The facility’s changing footprint from the home of a Criollo family to a National Shrine – artifacts tell the story as revealed by the   writings of then field study professor, Kathleen Deagan
1:30 – 2:00 – The sanctuary of the Avero House afforded by Gov. Patrick Tonyn to the refugees of the New Smyrna Colony- as told through the dissertation by Epaminondas Panagopoulos
2:00 – 2:30 – The Chapel of San Pietro and the Golden Book Registry of its people – through the information revealed through USF Lost Voices Project
2:30 – 3:00  The St. Photios Chapel with Byzantine Iconography – the symbolism as written by iconographer Archon George Filippakis

Location: St. Photios Greek Orthodox National Shrine - 41 St. George Street, St. Augustine, FL 32084


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