St Augustine was founded by Spanish explorers who were devout Catholics.
The first Europeans to settle in St. Augustine, Florida were the Spanish. St. Augustine, Florida was founded in 1565 by Spanish admiral Pedro Menéndez de Avilés. The admiral named it St. Augustine because his ships bearing settlers, soldiers, and supplies from Spain first sighted land on August 28th, the feast day of Saint Augustine.
coreligionists
Pennsylvania
While they were mostly Church of England it was not founded by a religious group or for religious motivations.
Quakers
Catholics were the religious group that founded Maryland.Lord Baltimore also founded it but I am pretty sure one person can not be a religious group.lol
catholics
The first Europeans to settle in St. Augustine, Florida were the Spanish. St. Augustine, Florida was founded in 1565 by Spanish admiral Pedro Menéndez de Avilés. The admiral named it St. Augustine because his ships bearing settlers, soldiers, and supplies from Spain first sighted land on August 28th, the feast day of Saint Augustine.
Quaker
No, she did not found a religious order.
coreligionists
Saint Monica was the mother of Saint Augustine. She is referred to as the Patron Saint of Mothers because she spent so much time in prayer for her son Augustine to return to the church.
William Penn, a Quaker, founded Pennsylvania.
William Penn, a Quaker, founded Pennsylvania.
It was intended to be a haven for English Catholics.
puritans colony
The Quakers (Religious Society of Friends) .