In 1565, Pedro Menedez de Aviles planted a wooden cross in the soil of Florida and founded the Mision de Nombre de Dios (Mission of the Name of God) in what is now St. Augustine. The mass of thanksgiving offered at that site was truly the FIRST Thanksgiving on American soil.
Wednesday, November 22, 2006
The First Thanksgiving was Catholic
In 1565, Pedro Menedez de Aviles planted a wooden cross in the soil of Florida and founded the Mision de Nombre de Dios (Mission of the Name of God) in what is now St. Augustine. The mass of thanksgiving offered at that site was truly the FIRST Thanksgiving on American soil.
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