St. Augustine (Diocese of Saint Augustine)
St. Augustine (Diocese of Saint Augustine)
| St. Augustine | |
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| Dedication: | St. Augustine |
| Type/Classification: | Territorial Parish |
| Non-Parochial: | No |
| Operated By: | Diocesan clergy |
| Venerated Saints: | None specified |
| Diocese: | Diocese of Saint Augustine |
| Deanery: | |
| Address: | 1738 W University Ave., Gainesville, Florida 32604 |
| City: | Gainesville, FL |
| Subdivision: | Florida |
| Country: | United States |
| County: | Alachua County |
| Website: | Website |
| Founded: | 1923 |
| School: | No |
| Email: | None specified |
| AI Confidence: | 6/10 |
| Review Level: | 0/5 |
St. Augustine is a territorial parish of the Diocese of Saint Augustine, located on West University Avenue in Gainesville, Florida, in Alachua County. Dedicated to Saint Augustine, the fourth-century Bishop of Hippo and Doctor of the Church for whom the diocese itself is also named, the parish sits adjacent to the University of Florida campus and has long served as a spiritual home for students, faculty, and the surrounding neighborhood.
Founded in 1923, the parish predates the establishment of many surrounding Gainesville parishes and has grown alongside the city and the university it borders. Its University Avenue location and its website, catholicgators.org—a name evoking the University of Florida Gators—reflect its close and enduring relationship with the university community, though it functions as a territorial parish of the diocese rather than a personal or campus-only parish.
The parish continues to serve as a center of Catholic worship and community life in Gainesville, welcoming both longtime residents of the surrounding area and the transient population of students who pass through the university each year.
History
According to the Diocese of Saint Augustine, the parish of St. Augustine in Gainesville was established in 1923 to serve the growing Catholic population of Alachua County.[1] Limited published sources are available detailing the parish's earliest decades, but its founding in the early twentieth century places it among the older Catholic congregations in the Gainesville area.[2]
Over the ensuing century, the parish's proximity to the University of Florida shaped much of its identity and mission, as it came to serve not only resident families in Gainesville but also a large and constantly changing population of Catholic students. No confirmed comprehensive parish history is publicly documented in available sources beyond these general facts.
Special features
- Location directly adjacent to the University of Florida campus, allowing the parish to serve both a residential Gainesville congregation and the university community
- Long-standing identity as a hub of Catholic life for students, referenced in the parish's own "Catholic Gators" branding
Relics
According to established Catholic tradition, the main altar of a dedicated parish church customarily contains relics of saints, as is customary in the dedication of Catholic churches. Specific details regarding relics housed at St. Augustine are not publicly documented in available sources.
Architecture and Art
Exterior features
Specific documented details regarding the exterior architecture of the current church building are not publicly available. The parish is situated on West University Avenue in Gainesville, in a setting shaped by its proximity to the University of Florida.
Interior features
No detailed, verifiable description of the interior layout or furnishings is available in published sources at this time.
Stained Glass Windows
Specific details on the church's stained glass windows are not publicly documented in available sources.
Statues and Sculptures
Specific details on statuary or sculptural artwork within the church are not publicly documented in available sources.
Other Artwork
No further devotional artwork is publicly documented in available sources.
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Related parishes
- St. John the Baptist (Diocese of Saint Augustine, Atlantic Beach)
- Mission of San Juan de la Cruz (Diocese of Saint Augustine)
- St. Joseph Carmelite Monastery (Diocese of Saint Augustine)
- St. Mary (Diocese of Saint Augustine)
- St. Stephen (Diocese of Saint Augustine)
- Our Lady of Consolation (Diocese of Saint Augustine)
- St. John the Evangelist (Diocese of Saint Augustine, Chiefland)
- St. John the Baptist (Diocese of Saint Augustine, Crescent City)
- Holy Cross (Diocese of Saint Augustine)
- St. Ambrose (Diocese of Saint Augustine)
- St. Michael (Diocese of Saint Augustine)
- Santa Maria del Mar (Diocese of Saint Augustine)
- Sacred Heart (Diocese of Saint Augustine, Fleming Island)
- Holy Faith (Diocese of Saint Augustine)
- Community of the Queen of Peace (Diocese of Saint Augustine)
- St. Patrick (Diocese of Saint Augustine, Gainesville)
- Mission of St. Philip Neri (Diocese of Saint Augustine)
- Mission of St. Anthony the Abbot (Diocese of Saint Augustine)
- St. John the Evangelist (Diocese of Saint Augustine, Interlachen)
- Assumption (Diocese of Saint Augustine)
- Blessed Trinity (Diocese of Saint Augustine)
- Christ the King (Diocese of Saint Augustine)
- Crucifixion (Diocese of Saint Augustine)
- Holy Family (Diocese of Saint Augustine, Jacksonville)
- Most Holy Redeemer (Diocese of Saint Augustine)
External links
Social media
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References
- ↑ "St. Augustine Catholic Church and Student Center". St. Augustine Parish. http://www.catholicgators.org.
- ↑ "Diocese of St. Augustine". Diocese of Saint Augustine. https://www.dosafl.com/.