Augustin Kažotić
| Blessed Augustin Kažotić Agostino Gasotti |
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| Bishop of Zagreb Bishop of Lucera |
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| Born | c. 1260 Trogir, Kingdom of Dalmatia and Croatia |
| Died | 1323 Lucera, Kingdom of Sicily |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Beatified | c.1700 |
| Feast | August 3 |
Augustin Kažotić OP (also known as Augustine Gazotich, Agostino Kazotic and Agostino Gasotti) (c. 1260–1323) was a Dalmatian-born humanist, a medieval Dominican friar, an orator and bishop of Zagreb and Lucera. He was one of the first humanist figures to appear in southern Croatia.
Kažotić was born around 1260 in Trogir, Kingdom of Dalmatia and Croatia into a noble family, and entered the Dominican Order at a young age, either in Trogir, or in nearby Split. He completed his studies in Paris in 1287.
In 1303, Pope Benedict XI, himself a Dominican, named him Bishop of Zagreb. Bishop Kažotić established a library and a cathedral school which provided free schooling to underprivileged students. Augustin was particularly considerate to the poor; in his actions the prebendary of the Catholic school was provided a regular income, but Kazotic strictly forbade him to take money from his poorer students, or a request to any other service. From his salary as a bishop, he often turned to charity and donated some of his income to the needy.
According to the historian Baltazar Krčelić, while the Zagreb Cathedral was being built in 1312, there was a drought, and a source of water was dug out on today's Ban Jelačić Square by the request of Kažotić. The source is now known as "Manduševac".
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