▁ 1 8 6 0 ▁s ▁and ▁ 1 8 7 0 s , ▁the ▁Germ ans ▁began ▁to ▁move ▁into ▁the ▁south western ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁city , ▁a ▁separate ▁entity ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Central ▁Cov ington . ▁ ▁St . ▁August ine ▁was ▁the ▁fifth ▁Catholic ▁parish ▁established ▁in ▁Cov ington ▁and ▁the ▁original ▁St . ▁August ine ▁church ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 0 . ▁ ▁The ▁Re ver end ▁Father ▁Joseph ▁Go ebb els ▁led ▁the ▁church ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 7 0 s ▁and ▁organized ▁a ▁wire ▁n ail ▁factory ▁to ▁pay ▁back ▁the ▁deb t ▁in cur red ▁in ▁construct ing ▁the ▁church . ▁ ▁The ▁enter prise ▁was ▁not ▁successful ▁and ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁parish ion ers ▁lost ▁their ▁life ▁sav ings ▁in ▁the ▁vent ure . ▁ ▁The ▁parish ▁was ▁returned ▁to ▁a ▁sound ▁financial ▁foot ing ▁by ▁Father ▁Paul ▁Ab eln ▁who ▁was ▁past or ▁from ▁ 1 8 8 3 ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 1 . ▁ ▁The ▁existing ▁church ▁was ▁designed ▁by ▁local ▁architect ▁David ▁Davis ▁( 1 8 6 5 – 1 9 3 2 ), ▁who ▁also ▁designed ▁the ▁ 1 9 1 0 ▁C athedral ▁Bas il ica ▁of ▁the ▁Ass umption , ▁Cov ington . ▁ ▁Little ▁is ▁known ▁of ▁Davis , ▁considering ▁he ▁designed ▁two ▁prominent ▁churches ▁in ▁the ▁city . ▁ ▁Const ruction ▁began ▁on ▁the ▁Eu cl id ▁Avenue ▁structure ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 3