St. Augustine History Festival - Experience St. Augustine's rich and exciting past
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
Sunday, May 11:
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
No segment will last more that 20 minutes, affording conversation and refreshment.