Historic District in St. Augustine in St. Johns County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Historic Shrine of Our Lady of La Leche

Built 1915

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, October 31, 2017

1. Historic Shrine of Our Lady of La Leche Marker

Inscription. Mission Nombre de Dios featured a stone chapel of La Leche as early as 1702. That chapel was damaged and subsequently dismantled, rebuilt, and destroyed in 1728. Another reconstruction was undertaken in 1875 by Bishop Augustin Verot that was destroyed by a hurricane one year later. The small coquina stone chapel now located on this site is designed in the Mission Revival style with a stepped parapet wall and clay tile roof. Archaeological excavations on this property revealed potential evidence of the 1677 stone foundation of the first known stone chapel. This area holds significant religious and historical associations and archaeological research continues to provide information on the early settlement of St. Augustine.

Erected by City of St. Augustine.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1915.

Location. 29° 54.288′ N, 81° 18.913′ W. Marker is in St. Augustine, Florida, in St. Johns County. It is in the Historic District. It can be reached from Ocean Avenue 0.1 miles east of San Marco Avenue (Business U.S. 1), on

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the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 27 Ocean Avenue, Saint Augustine FL 32084, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in First Coast

and in Greater Jacksonville.

It is also in the American South

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Our Lady of La Leche (here, next to this marker); Nombre de Dios Mission (within shouting distance of this marker); Archaeology at the Nombre de Dios Mission — Nuestra Señora de La Leche Shrine (within shouting distance of this marker); An Archaeological Discovery (within shouting distance of this marker); Msgr. Harold Frederick Jordan (within shouting distance of this marker); Rustic Altar (within shouting

Historic Shrine of Our Lady of La Leche Marker on back of sign image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, September 18, 2020

2. Historic Shrine of Our Lady of La Leche Marker on back of sign

distance of this marker); Archaeology at the 17th Century Shrine of Nuestra Señora de la Leche (within shouting distance of this marker); Elderberry (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in St. Augustine.

Also see . . . Our Lady of La Leche Shrine. (Submitted on December 8, 2017, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida.)

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, September 18, 2020

3. Historic Shrine of Our Lady of La Leche Marker

Historic Shrine of Our Lady of La Leche image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, October 31, 2017

4. Historic Shrine of Our Lady of La Leche

The marker to the left reads:

Our Lady of La Leche
The present chapel is the fourth building on this foundation. Erected first by 1615 this Shrine of Our Lady fell victim three times – to war, pirates and storms. The last reconstruction began in 1918.

The devotion to Our Lady of La Leche honors the divine motherhood of Mary. The Spanish designation is Nuestra Señora de la Lecha y Buen Parto (Our Lady of the Milk and Happy Delivery).

This devotion to Mary as patroness of mothers and mothers-to-be was brought to Nombre de Dios from Spain in 1603.

Credits. This page was last revised on September 19, 2020. It was originally submitted on December 8, 2017, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. This page has been viewed 923 times since then and 46 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on December 8, 2017, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. 2, 3. submitted on September 18, 2020, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. 4. submitted on December 8, 2017, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.