St. Lazarus' Church, Macau
| St. Lazarus' Church, Macau | |
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| Chinese name | |
| Traditional Chinese | 望德聖母堂 |
| Simplified Chinese | 望德圣母堂 |
| Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Wàngdé Shèngmǔ Táng Yue: Cantonese Jyutping mong6 dak1 sing3 mou5 tong4 | |
| Portuguese name | |
| Portuguese | Igreja de São Lázaro |
St. Lazarus' Church (Chinese: 望德聖母堂; Portuguese: Igreja de São Lázaro) is a historic church in São Lázaro, Macau, China. Built between 1557 and 1560, it is one of the oldest churches in Macau and located on Rua de João de Almeida.[1] It was built at the site of a hospital for lepers.[2]: 41
The church has been a center of the Chinese Catholic community in Macao since the 19th century.[2]: xiii
It currently serves as the main church of the St. Lazarus parish. The church was completely rebuilt in 1885, although the Cross of Hope from the original chapel is located in the forecourt of the current structure.[3]
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References
- Back to citation "Church of St. Lazarus".
- Back to citation occurrence 2.0 Back to citation occurrence 2.1 Chen, Jen-yen (2026). Macau and Catholic Sacred Music across the Sino-Western Divide. Musics in Motion. Ann Arbor, Michigan: University of Michigan Press. ISBN 978-0-472-90578-2.
- Back to citation "St. Lazarus' Church". Secret Macau. 11 February 2017. Retrieved 22 February 2019.