Luxury condos in the former St. Augustines Church in South Boston have hit the market, offering buyers an opportunity to live in new, modern units amid high Victorian Gothic architecture, with soaring ceilings and arched windows.

Twenty two- and three-bedroom condos are taking shape in the former Catholic church on Dorchester Street each of them two or three levels and another nine one-bedrooms will occupy the attached former rectory. Prices range from $649,000 to $1.29 million for the roughly 1,000- to 2,000-square-foot units.

After four months of demolition work, the property is still under construction, with an Aug. 31 scheduled completion date by owner Brenco Construction of Milton.

Condo interiors wont have exposed brick or stained glass windows, but the ornate arched frames will be preserved and fitted with new custom windows including a massive one in the penthouses lobby that will provide views of the Boston skyline and landmark buildings such as the John Hancock tower.

Its going to have a contemporary feel inside, said Jacob Carlin, the propertys exclusive listing agent and the owner of JW Brokerage in South Boston. The church was in such disrepair that it was hard to try and save some things.

Features will include hardwood floors, tile bathrooms, professional-grade, stainless steel appliances, granite kitchen countertops, surround sound, walk-in closets and in-unit laundry hookups. Master baths will have walk-in showers with glass surrounds, while the guest baths will have soaking tubs and showers.

Garage parking is being added underneath the church in its former function hall, and residents will have an elevator and access to a clubroom with a kitchenette, surround sound and a flat-screen television.

Built in 1874, the church was designed by Patrick Charles Keely, an Irish-born architect heralded as the most prolific designer of Catholic churches, with more than 600 to his credit, including the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in the South End and more than 30 others in Massachusetts. Under mounting financial pressure, the Archdiocese of Boston closed St. Augustines in 2004, and the citys Landmarks Commission denied a petition to designate it as a landmark.

The former churchs red-brick facade is being preserved and will be repointed, and the slate roof will be maintained. The massive center entrance with its wooden doors and ornamental iron fixtures also will be preserved.

Obviously the architecture of the church is something we could never replicate now it would be too expensive, Carlin said.

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Coinciding with the Church Basement Ladies in the Last Potluck Supper showing at the Liberty Center Association for the Arts, on Thursday the Calvary Episcopal Church hosted a tour and luncheon from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the church, located at 713 S. Ohio Ave. Byron Matson, a vestry member, gave a presentation on the churchs history and original stained glass to approximately 50 people in the churchs Nave.

Members of the local Red Hat Society, the Show Me Ladies with Hatitudes attended the event Thursday. It was church ladies who raised the money and bought the property, Matson told the group. Calvary Episcopal Church began in 1885 and church construction began in 1886.

Calvary Episcopal Church dates back to 1885-86; all of the stained glass windows are original. The lion motif on a south facing window represents St. Mark the Evangelist. Three other windows represent St. John with an eagle, St. Luke with an ox and St. Matthew as a man.

After historical presentations by Matson and by Sunday Supply Priest Father (retired) Harvel Sanders, the group went downstairs to the fellowship hall for lunch and dessert. From left, Gwen Hinken and Janette Pace, both members of the Show Me Ladies with Hatitudes, and Esther Kastis, a guest of Pace, sample brownies at the dessert table. The members of Calvary Episcopal Church provided the home-cooked meal and desserts for the tour.

A descending dove baptismal font, circa early 1900s, sits in front of a north facing jeweled stained glass window at Calvary Episcopal Church. Sanders said the font is in memory of children who died young in the early 20th century. So many died before age 5, he added.

The Ascension of Christ is represented in this north facing stained glass window at Calvary Episcopal Church.

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Parish rector Richard LeSueur displays the contents of a 64-year-old time capsule found by Story Construction workers behind the cornerstone of St. Georges Anglican Church in Cadboro Bay last week. The cornerstone was removed during renovations for the churchs new $1.2 million welcoming centre. The capsule, a clear glass bottle, contained a copy of the Victoria Daily Times front page from April 21, 1951, a series of coins from 1 to 50 cents, and a pair of Sunday service bulletins from that year.

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The discovery of a buried time capsule has opened a window to the past for members of St. Georges Anglican Church.

The 64-year-old glass bottle was found underneath the original churchs cornerstone during construction of a $1.2-million addition to the Cadboro Bay church, said parish rector Richard LeSueur.

The cornerstone marked the current church, which was built in 1951, but there was nothing to indicate a time capsule of any sort, LeSueur said.

The small glass bottle containing the items broke during construction, but its goods remain intact. The largest item is a cover of the Victoria Daily Times from Saturday April 21, 1951, two days before the cornerstone was put in place. The bottle also had a handful of Canadian coins embossed with the head of King George, bulletins from Sunday services one from April 22, 1951, and one from the current churchs sod-turning ceremony earlier that year, which featured B.C.s Lieutenant Governor Clarence Wallace, who was also a shipbuilder.

The fact that Wallace actually partook in the sod turning is interesting, the interfacing of church and state we dont see now, LeSueur said.

Despite the downsizing of the B.C.s Anglican diocese in recent years, in which many smaller churches were closed, St. Georges is actually expanding in more ways than just its new $1.2-million narthex, or welcoming space.

We have a growing congregation size, and are growing in programs and outreach, with a lot of success through our University of Victoria and young adult program, he said.

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HISAR (Haryana): A church under construction was demolished in Haryana's Hisar district on Sunday. The miscreants even hoisted a flag with "Shri Ram" written at the site in Kaimri village, 10km from here.

Sources said villagers were angry over the priest's alleged efforts to convert some of the local residents.

Police have registered a case against 14 people named by the priest and started investigation into the matter. But no arrests have been made so far.

"Believers Church" is a Christian denomination with congregations and parishes across the world.

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President of All India United Christian Front Sukhdev said, "This is a matter of shame that the villagers demolished a church. We will hold a press conference in Hisar soon and request the SP to take action against the culprits".

Village sarpanch Dalbir Singh told TOI, "There is not even a single Christian family in Kaimri village. Priest Subhash is trying to convert some of the families by luring them with money, food and other facilities."

"The villagers who have been booked by the police on the complaint of the priest were not involved (in razing the structure). The land where the church was being built was bought by him (priest) from some society and it had even issued a notice to him about the illegal construction of the church. The priest is engaged in occult practices for conversion," Dalbir alleged.

Asked about the flag on the church wall, the villagers refused any knowledge about it. One of them said some children must have hoisted it.

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When Fort Lauderdale's Flagler Garden got under way three years ago, the enterprise glowed with optimism. The spot of land donated by the First Evangelical Lutheran Church was supposed to lease plots to neighbors to grow their own food. Roughly $100,000 was raised to initiate construction of the garden.

But all that may be in limbo.

Chad Scott, president of the nonprofit Flagler Garden group, suggested that "the church could be in some financial trouble and is considering selling the land" after he spotted a 'For Sale' sign on the property.

Interim church pastor Rev. Paul Pfadenhauer said "somebody has been dispensing a lot of misinformation."

"Membership has been holding up quite well, the state of the church is high expectant, we are set for growth," he said. "These matters have not even been discussed by the congregation. The 'For Sale' sign is not on the Flagler Garden property. It's on adjacent property."

"It's my policy not to discuss clients' ongoing business," said church attorney John Stroup. "There have been some bad economic times and it is common knowledge that churches don't have the same attendance they've historically had."

Victoria King of Castelli Real Estate, the agency behind the 'For Sale' sign, said the church is not for sale. What is for sale, King said, is a fenced-in property south of the church that contains the community garden.

Scott said the 'For Sale' sign was moved recently but that construction of the garden is still on hold.

"The $100,000 is in limbo since construction is stalled until the situation is clear," he said. "We don't know what will happen. We hope to have additional information from the church council soon. If the property is sold, this might be an opportunity for the city to get more involved and help us find a space. It's in their 2035 visioning plan to have a garden in every neighborhood."

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HISAR (Haryana): A church under construction was demolished in Haryana's Hisar district on Sunday. The miscreants even hoisted a flag with "Shri Ram" written at the site in Kaimri village, 10km from here.

Sources said villagers were angry over the priest's alleged efforts to convert some of the local residents.

Police have registered a case against 14 people named by the priest and started investigation into the matter. But no arrests have been made so far.

"Believers Church" is a Christian denomination with congregations and parishes across the world.

READ ALSO: Govt will not allow any group to incite hatred, PM Modi says

President of All India United Christian Front Sukhdev said, "This is a matter of shame that the villagers demolished a church. We will hold a press conference in Hisar soon and request the SP to take action against the culprits".

Village sarpanch Dalbir Singh told TOI, "There is not even a single Christian family in Kaimri village. Priest Subhash is trying to convert some of the families by luring them with money, food and other facilities."

"The villagers who have been booked by the police on the complaint of the priest were not involved (in razing the structure). The land where the church was being built was bought by him (priest) from some society and it had even issued a notice to him about the illegal construction of the church. The priest is engaged in occult practices for conversion," Dalbir alleged.

Asked about the flag on the church wall, the villagers refused any knowledge about it. One of them said some children must have hoisted it.

READ ALSO: Protest over Delhi church attacks, police detain protestors

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