St. Photios Shrine, St Augustine, FL

[gnagel]

I came across this shrine unexpectedly while walking the historic St. George Street in St. Augustine, Florida. Fortunately, I had the shrine to myself for this photo shoot, which is quite fortunate given how crowded the area was with tourists. This shrine also contains bone fragments from 18 saints--including the apostles Peter and Paul. I outlined the box that contains those bone fragments in yellow in one of the frames.

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7- Bone fragments outlined in yellow

I have more places of worship to process from St. Augustine!

Thanks for looking...
Glenn

 

[smoke665]

Apparently I missed this. Will have to check it out next trip.

 

[gnagel]

Apparently I missed this. Will have to check it out next trip.

It's easy to miss. I'm glad I stumbled across it as it's certainly a colorful place.

Glenn

 

[smoke665]

Did you go to the fort and the Fountain of Youth? I found out the reenactors take their roles seriously when I called a colorfully dressed soldier a pirate. I was quickly corrected. Then at the fountain I snapped a photo of a monk in costume standing in the shadows talking on his cell phone. The look I got wasn't very saintly. LOL

 

[gnagel]

Did you go to the fort and the Fountain of Youth? I found out the reenactors take their roles seriously when I called a colorfully dressed soldier a pirate. I was quickly corrected. Then at the fountain I snapped a photo of a monk in costume standing in the shadows talking on his cell phone. The look I got wasn't very saintly. LOL

I visited the fort a couple of times, but did not visit the Fountain of Youth. I feared that the Fountain of Youth might be a tourist trap!

Glenn