During my recent road trip through Florida, I came across this shrine unexpectedly while walking the historic St. George Street in St. Augustine, Florida.

I had this shrine mostly to myself during this visit, which was fortunate given how crowded St. George Street was with tourists. Here are a few photographs from the shrine:

St. Photios ShrineSt. Photios National Greek Orthodox Shrine (built in 1749) at 41 St George Street in St. Augustine, Florida on December 6, 2018 St. Photios ShrineSt. Photios National Greek Orthodox Shrine (built in 1749) at 41 St George Street in St. Augustine, Florida on December 6, 2018 St. Photios ShrineSt. Photios National Greek Orthodox Shrine (built in 1749) at 41 St George Street in St. Augustine, Florida on December 6, 2018. The covered container (reliquary) on the left contains bone fragments from 18 saints and was certified by the Vatican. The saints represented include 3 apostles and those of St. Nicholas of Myra who served as the basis for the legends of Santa Claus. St. Photios ShrineSt. Photios National Greek Orthodox Shrine (built in 1749) at 41 St George Street in St. Augustine, Florida on December 6, 2018 This shrine also contains bone fragments from 18 saints--including the apostles Peter and Paul. I outlined the box that contains those bone fragments in yellow in the following photograph:

St. Photios ShrineSt. Photios National Greek Orthodox Shrine (built in 1749) at 41 St George Street in St. Augustine, Florida on December 6, 2018. The covered container (reliquary) on the left and outlined in yellow contains bone fragments from 18 saints (including Peter and Paul) and was certified by the Vatican. The saints represented include 3 apostles and those of St. Nicholas of Myra who served as the basis for the legends of Santa Claus. I do a lot of planning for my photo shoots before arriving in a new city. But, sometimes it is beneficial to just walk around without a plan just to see what I might see. On occasion, I'll stumble across an unexpected gem such as this one!