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 Since the Colonial Period in St. Augustine, there has been some form of Catholic Education. It was Bishop Verot, Vicar Apostolic of Florida, who in 1858 brought the Christian Brothers and the Sisters of Mercy to open separate schools for white boys and girls. Bishop Verot introduced the Sisters of St. Joseph from LePuy, France, in 1866, who first opened “free” schools for black children and then two separate “free” school for white children. By 1876, the Sisters of St. Joseph has a private academy for boarding girls and local day students. The Sisters taught in the buildings owned by the Sisters on the Convent grounds for white children. Cathedral Parish School opened its doors in 1916. |
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