Father Pedro Camps and The Minorcans
Statue of Father Pedro Camps and The Minorcans in a small courtyard west of the Cathedral Basilica of St Augustine in the City of St Augustine St John's County Florida U.S.A.
Father Pedro Camps was a secular Roman Catholic priest from Mercadal, Minorca. He was a doctor of sacred theology and an apostolic missionary. He was the son of Francisco and Catarina Herero Camps.
He had served as pastor at the San Martin Church in Mercadal for twelve years before going with Turnbull's colony. He traveled with the Turnbull colony to New Smyrna and accompanied them in their exodus to St. Augustine. In New Smyrna he established the Church of San Pedro.
In St. Augustine he reestablished the Church of San Pedro on 41 St. George Street (now the St. Photos shrine). The church sponsored a free school in 1787 with classes taught in Spanish.
At 3 pm on May 19, 1790 Father Camps died in his home at St. Augustine. He was originally buried in Tolomato cemetery but on May 20, 1800 was buried in the Cathedral. His statue is in a small courtyard along side the Cathedral Basilica of St Augustine..
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Father Pedro Camps and The Minorcans
Statue of Father Pedro Camps and The Minorcans in a small courtyard west of the Cathedral Basilica of St Augustine in the City of St Augustine St John's County Florida U.S.A.
Father Pedro Camps was a secular Roman Catholic priest from Mercadal, Minorca. He was a doctor of sacred theology and an apostolic missionary. He was the son of Francisco and Catarina Herero Camps.
He had served as pastor at the San Martin Church in Mercadal for twelve years before going with Turnbull's colony. He traveled with the Turnbull colony to New Smyrna and accompanied them in their exodus to St. Augustine. In New Smyrna he established the Church of San Pedro.
In St. Augustine he reestablished the Church of San Pedro on 41 St. George Street (now the St. Photos shrine). The church sponsored a free school in 1787 with classes taught in Spanish.
At 3 pm on May 19, 1790 Father Camps died in his home at St. Augustine. He was originally buried in Tolomato cemetery but on May 20, 1800 was buried in the Cathedral. His statue is in a small courtyard along side the Cathedral Basilica of St Augustine..
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