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St Paul's Anglican Church, Papanui


St Paul's Anglican Church is a Category II listed heritage building in the Christchurch, New Zealand suburb of Papanui.

St Paul's was registered by the New Zealand Historic Places Trust on 9 December 2005 as a Category II heritage building, with registration number 7635. The current church, built in 1877, was designed by Benjamin Mountfort.

The timber church was badly damaged in the February 2011 Christchurch earthquake. In November 2012, it was announced that the building will be restored, with a reopening expected for April 2013.

The graveyard at St Paul's Church is the last resting place for numerous notable Cantabrians. The first person to be buried in the cemetery was George Dunnage (ca 1803 – 19 May 1853), who was the first vicar of St Paul's. Other notable burials include:

Coordinates: 43°29′49″S 172°36′23″E / 43.49703°S 172.60649°E / -43.49703; 172.60649


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