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St. Anthony the Abbot Church
Established 1892
— Oldest Catholic Parish in Hernando County —
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By Fr. Len Plazewski, June 30, 2011 | |
| | | 1. St. Anthony the Abbot Church Marker | | |
Inscription. Though mass was first celebrated for Brooksville Catholics at the Hope residence on Easter Sunday 1874 by Bishop Augustin Verot, a formal Catholic mission was not established until 1892. At that time Fr. Roman Kirchner, the Benedictine Pastor of St. Anthony of Padua would regularly travel on horseback up from San Antonio to celebrate mass at the home of Linn B. Sanders. In 1908, the Catholic Women’s Guild was formed to raise funds for a church, which would be constructed that same year at 61 Olive Street adjacent to a private cemetery – land no other residents were willing to build on. As the number of area Catholics grew, a new provisional church and school were built on US 41 in 1964. By the end of the decade the parish was once again moved, this time to its present location.
Erected 2011 by Diocese of St. Petersburg.
Location. 28° 32.218′ N, 82° 23.465′ W. Marker is in Brooksville, Florida, in Hernando County. Marker can be reached from the intersection of Cortez Boulevard (Florida Route 50) and Hope Hill Road, on the right when traveling east. Click for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 20428 Cortez Blvd, Brooksville FL 34601, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 16 miles of this marker| | | | 
By Fr. Len Plazewski, June 30, 2011 | |
| | | 2. St. Anthony the Abbot Church Marker | | |
, as the crow flies. Saint Stanislaus Chapel (approx. 7.3 miles away); The Bradley Massacre (approx. 12.4 miles away); St. Joseph Community (approx. 12.9 miles away); Owensboro (approx. 13.8 miles away); The Battle of Wahoo Swamp (approx. 15.4 miles away); City of San Antonio, Florida (approx. 15.6 miles away); St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church (approx. 15.7 miles away); St. Anthony School (approx. 15.8 miles away).
Also see . . . St. Anthony the Abbot Catholic Church. (Submitted on July 5, 2011, by Bernard Fisher of Mechanicsville, Virginia.)
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By Fr. Len Plazewski | |
| | | 3. St. Anthony the Abbot Church | | |
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By Fr. Len Plazewski, January 11, 2010 | |
| | | 4. St. Anthony the Abbot Church Interior | | |
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By Fr. Len Plazewski, January 11, 2010 | |
| | | 5. St. Anthony the Abbot Church Interior - Main Altar | | |
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By Fr. Len Plazewski, June 30, 2011 | |
| | | 6. Picture of the original St. Anthony the Abbot Church (on Olive Street) | | |
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Credits. This page originally submitted on July 1, 2011, by Fr. Len Plazewski of Tampa, Florida. This page has been viewed 445 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on July 1, 2011, by Fr. Len Plazewski of Tampa, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
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