Pugin's Church. St Augustine’s was consecrated in 1884 and Grade-1 listed in 1988. From the 1860s until 2010 the church was home to the Benedictine monks of St Augustine’s Abbey (constructed opposite …More
Pugin's Church.
St Augustine’s was consecrated in 1884 and Grade-1 listed in 1988. From the 1860s until 2010 the church was home to the Benedictine monks of St Augustine’s Abbey (constructed opposite the church by Edward Pugin). In 2010 the Benedictines withdrew from the church and it returned to the jurisdiction of Southwark Archdiocese. On 1st March 2012, Pugin’s bi-centenary day, the Archbishop of Southwark decreed that the founder’s church would now be the official shrine commemorating St Augustine’s and the arrival of the Gospel for the English people.
Source: Lawrence OP on Flickr
St Augustine’s was consecrated in 1884 and Grade-1 listed in 1988. From the 1860s until 2010 the church was home to the Benedictine monks of St Augustine’s Abbey (constructed opposite the church by Edward Pugin). In 2010 the Benedictines withdrew from the church and it returned to the jurisdiction of Southwark Archdiocese. On 1st March 2012, Pugin’s bi-centenary day, the Archbishop of Southwark decreed that the founder’s church would now be the official shrine commemorating St Augustine’s and the arrival of the Gospel for the English people.
Source: Lawrence OP on Flickr