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Winter visitors and year-round residents together raised more than $ 1,000 to build the church on a donated lot valued at $ 500. The first service was held on March 10, 1879. The building stands on 3-foot-high piers about 40 feet from the St. Johns River.
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The windows cost $ 1,100 when the church was built. In the windows behind the altar, three beatific women represent the virtues of St. Mary: faith, charity and hope. The angel
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thermoplastic that is resistant to ultraviolet light and is ventilated to reduce moisture and sun damage.
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