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Join us for a Holiday Pop-Up Market and author talk on the Florida Carpenter Gothic Episcopal churches featured in the book. After the author event there will be a meet and greet and book signing with Mr. Rich and Mr. Eschbach. The Holiday Market will start at 1:00 p.m. and the author talk will begin at 3:00 p.m.Spires in the Sun is organized in two parts. Part I includes: a description of a typical Florida church of the “Carpenter Gothic” style; a recounting of the advent and growth of the Episcopal Church in Florida; biographies of Bishops Rutledge, Young and W**d, with a particular emphasis on Bishop Young and his working affiliations with architects Richard Upjohn, Frank Wills, Charles Haight, and Robert Schuyler; an explanation of relevant contemporary influences, such as the Oxford Movement, the Gothic Revival, and ecclesiology; and an examination of the prominent roles of women in campaigns to build the churches. Part II is divided into 39 chapters, each of which profiles a specific surviving 19th–century Carpenter Gothic Episcopal church in Florida. These chapters tell the story of how each church was dreamt of, planned, and built by its original mission members.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
St. Mary's Episcopal Church, 400 St Johns Ave, Green Cove Springs, FL 32043-3051, United States,Green Cove Springs, Florida
