St. Augustine Chapel & Cemetery

St. Augustine Chapel & Cemetery Located in South Boston, MA. The oldest Catholic Church & Catholic Cemetery in Massachusetts The St. The Chapel holds a 4 p.m. St. Monica-St. Augustine Parish
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Augustine Chapel Cemetery was built in 1818, the Chapel was opened July 4, 1819, and the site was expanded in 1831. It is located in the heart of South Boston on Dorchester Street. Mass on Saturdays and is pastorally served by the pastors and priests of South Boston. Bishop Jean Lefebvre Cheverus, the first Bishop of the Boston archdiocese, built the chapel as a final resting place, for his friend

Father Francis Antony Matignon, Boston’s first Catholic priest, who died in September 1818. Father Matignon is buried near the altar. Many priests are entombed within the Chapel and cemetery grounds. More than 600 people are buried within the Cemetery grounds. Augustine’s Chapel is the oldest surviving Gothic-revival building in Massachusetts. It was restored and preserved by countless parishioners over the years. Augustine Chapel is a place of great historical and cultural importance. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. The multitude of services it has held over the years, the parishioners who have tirelessly supported and maintained the grounds, and the priests who have faithfully served the community over the past 200 years combine to make this Chapel and Cemetery an important part of the South Boston and Archdiocese of Boston’s rich history. If you would like to support the preservation of St. Augustine's Chapel and Cemetery, please send donations to:

St. Augustine Chapel Fund
841 East Broadway
South Boston, MA 02127

Information provided by the South Boston Historical Society

12/23/2025
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12/17/2024

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The 4th Grade from South Boston Catholic Academy celebrated with Fr Casey the All Saints Day Mass on Catholic TV. They ...
11/01/2024

The 4th Grade from South Boston Catholic Academy celebrated with Fr Casey the All Saints Day Mass on Catholic TV. They dressed up at their favorite Saint and sang a beautiful song at the end of Mass - "Oh When the Saints go Marching In!"

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Sister Evelyn Hurley, SCN 1915-2024Sister Evelyn Hurley, a sister of Charity of Nazareth and longtime teacher here in So...
10/18/2024

Sister Evelyn Hurley, SCN 1915-2024

Sister Evelyn Hurley, a sister of Charity of Nazareth and longtime teacher here in South Boston died this past week at 109 years old at the Moutherhouse in Kentucky.

Her Funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 am, this Thursday, Oct. 24, in St. Vincent de Paul Church in Kentucky at the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth Motherhouse.

This will be webcast at
nazareth.org/live.

Burial will take place at the Motherhouse.

Fr. Casey and Bishop Hennessey will be celebrating the Funeral Mass for Sr. Evelyn.

A memorial Month’s Mind Mass will be held on Sunday, Novemeber 17th at 10:30am at St Brigid Church.

Thanks to the Carmelite Sisters of Marian Manor!
08/24/2024

Thanks to the Carmelite Sisters of Marian Manor!

Address

841 East Broadway
Boston, MA
02127

Opening Hours

Monday 8:30am - 1:30pm
Tuesday 8:30am - 1:30pm
Wednesday 8:30am - 1:30pm
Thursday 8:30am - 1:30pm
Friday 8:30am - 1:30pm
Saturday 8:30am - 5pm
Sunday 8:30am - 1pm

Telephone

+16172683344

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