Sint-Augustinuskerk (Saint Augustine Church), Utrecht

Sint-Augustinuskerk (Saint Augustine's Church) is a Roman Catholic temple in Utrecht, dedicated to Augustine van Hippo.

Designed in the Classical Revival style by Karel Georg Zocher, the building was erected in 1839-1840, being the first large Catholic church built in the city since the Dutch Reformation and the restoration of religious freedom. Among other things, Saint Augustine's is distinguished by its front, overlooking the canal, with the enormous Doric columns topped by a pediment and an airy turret (40m high). Behind it is the hall church, which is spanned by a stuccoed wooden barrel vault.

The tranquil interior is an undivided neo-Baroque space with richly adorned stucco and Classical capitals on the columns and pilasters. The main altar was made in 1857 by Prosper Venneman from Ghent. The organ dates from 1844 and was built by the Utrecht organ builder HD Lindsen. The Gothic-style belfry contains four bells.

As of May 2018, there has been a discussion underway whether this church, relatively small in size, may replace the current Saint Catherine's Cathedral, destined for deconsecration for being too large for the drastically reduced in recent decades Catholic practice in Utrecht. Still, no exact date for that has been specified yet.