A 300-year-old church belonging to the Spanish colonial period has been uncovered by a team of archaeologists from the University of Florida.
The team of archaeologists estimate this could be the oldest stone building left of that period. The foundations indicate a structure of around 27 meters (90 feet) long by 12 meters (40 feet) high, which would be "the only mission church made of stone," the university announced in a statement.
The ruins were discovered in St. Augustine, where the first Franciscan mission was built in Florida.
This mission was known as Nombre de Dios (Name of God), and actively ministered from 1587 until 1760.
"This is a truly exciting rediscovery of a long-lost building," said the distinguished research curator emeritus of historical archaeology at the Florida Museum of Natural History, Kathleen Deagan.
St. Augustine is America’s oldest city, and the church itself was build in the 1650s, but after the English destroyed it in the 18th century, the ruins were slowly covered and the place forgotten, reports Foxnews.com.
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