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St. Augustine's Roman Catholic Church

South Rustico, Ile Du Prince Edouard

St. Augustine's Roman Catholic Church

Photo: St. Augustine's Parish, 2000

Construction
1838
Reconnaissance
2002
Par
Province de l'Île-du-Prince-Édouard

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Description

As one of the oldest Roman Catholic churches in PEI, St. Augustine's stands as a landmark in the village of South Rustico. The wooden structure is predominately white with decorative gothic elements outlined in black. The registration includes the footprint of the building.

Valeur patrimoniale

The church was begun in the Fall of 1838 under the direction of Bishop Bernard MacDonald. The building is significant as the oldest parish church in the Diocese of Charlottetown. It also served as pro-cathedral for the diocese until a building was erected in Charlottetown. The building materials were local and the work was completed by local Acadian craftsmen. It replaced two former churches which had been built in 1795 and 1806. The three tower bells were cast in London, England and purchased during the tenure of Father Belcourt (1859-1869) who also founded the nearby Farmers' Bank of Rustico in 1864. An interior scene of the church was featured in a drawing by Robert Harris (1849-1919) showing Acadian nuns at prayer.

SourcePEI Heritage Advisory Committee Files

Éléments caractéristiques

The heritage value of the church is embodied in the following Gothic Revial style elements:

  • the multi-paned, paired Gothic windows
  • the quatrefoil motif of the decorative woodwork
  • the central entrance tower on the front elevation which appears to have been moved from the side elevation sometime after 1880
  • the symmetrical placement of the windows and doors
  • the gabled roof with eave returns
  • the corner finials and central cross on the top of the tower

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Emplacement

46.42347° N, 63.28452° W

Itinéraire (s’ouvre dans un nouvel onglet)

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