Our next stop takes us eastward to Palatka, FL and St. Monica Catholic Church. St. Monica Church is the third oldest Catholic Parish in the St. Augustine Diocese. Located in Palatka, the church was one of the many mission stations administered by the Georgia “horseback priests” of the 1850’s. From its earliest years, the parish has served a lively mix of ethnic diversity. Consisting of Irish, German and Spanish immigrants from St. Augustine. On October 31, 1897, Bishop John Moore blessed the cornerstone for a fine brick structure which was completed May 4, 1899 and is where the parish still worships today.
This is a small and historic Catholic Church of the Diocese of St. Augustine. Near St. Augustine or Jacksonville, stop by for a visit.
