Episode 20
From 1549 through 1761 more than 1,000 men, women, children, priests, religious, and laity, were martyred for the Faith in what is today Florida, Georgia, Alabama, the Carolinas, and Virginia. The group, collectively known as The Martyrs of La Florida, are on the path to canonization.
More Information
- Martyrs of La Florida Missions – Tallahassee, FL
- Hundreds of Martyrs Sow the Seeds of Faith in the United States
- The New World- Catholics and the Colonies · The Catholic People in American History · American Catholic History Classroom
- Canonization sought for martyrs from early Florida including some from St. Augustine – Lifestyle – The St. Augustine Record – St. Augustine, FL
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