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| High altar - Cathedral Basilica of St. Augustine |
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| St. Patrick, patron saint of Ireland |
The City of St. Augustine was founded on the feast of St. Augustine in 1565 and the Cathedral Basilica of St. Augustine is the oldest Catholic parish in the United States. We've visited many Spanish mission churches in California, Arizona and Mexico, but this one is one of the most beautiful.
It is a "real" parish, well maintained, with the kinds of activities normally found in religious congregations. The choir rehearses weekly; various service clubs have regular meetings; a parish festival will be held soon, with the objective of raising funds to pay for damage done by Hurricane Matthew.
The church is quite small, with beautiful stained glass windows and several lovely little shrines to various saints, including Saint Patrick, where I stopped to light a couple of candles. Lots of tourists, very respectful. The gift shop was disappointing, like one in any other part of the country.
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