| St Augustine's Church | |
|---|---|
| Shrine of St Augustine of Canterbury Pugin's church of St Augustine | |
 Church with cloister attached | |
  St Augustine's Church Location in Kent | |
| 51°19′42″N 1°24′37″E / 51.328397°N 1.410269°E | |
| OS grid reference | TR3766864329 |
| Location | Ramsgate, Kent |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Website | http://www.augustine-pugin.org.uk |
| History | |
| Status | Shrine Church; Education, Research, and Visitor Centre |
| Founded | 1846 |
| Founder(s) | Augustus Pugin |
| Dedication | St Augustine of Canterbury and Our Lady of Sorrows |
| Consecrated | 1884 |
| Cult(s) present | St Augustine of Canterbury |
| Associated people | Augustus Pugin, Edward Pugin, Peter Paul Pugin, Dom Wilfrid Alcock, Alfred Luck, Kenelm Henry Digby |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Heritage designation | Grade I listed |
| Designated | 4 February 1988 |
| Architect(s) | Augustus Pugin |
| Style | Gothic |
| Years built | 1846–52 |
| Administration | |
| Archdiocese | Southwark |
| Deanery | Thanet |
| Parish | Ramsgate and Minster |
| Clergy | |
| Archbishop | Archbishop John Wilson |
| Rector | Fr Christopher Basden |
| Priest(s) | Fr Simon Heans |
| Assistant priest(s) | Fr Leszek Kłos |
St Augustine's Church or the Shrine of St Augustine of Canterbury is a Roman Catholic church in Ramsgate, Kent. It was the personal church of Augustus Pugin, the renowned nineteenth-century architect, designer, and reformer. The church is an example of Pugin's design ideas, and forms a central part of Pugin's collection of buildings in Ramsgate. Having built his home (The Grange, Ramsgate, next door), Pugin began work on St Augustine's in 1846 and worked on it until his death in 1852. His sons completed many of the designs. This is the site where Pugin is buried, in a vault beneath the chantry chapel he designed, alongside several members of his family.
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