St. Joseph the Worker Church (Macau)
| St. Joseph the Worker Church 聖若瑟勞工主保堂 Igreja de São José Operário | |
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Façade of the church | |
| Basic information | |
| Location | Freguesia Nossa Senhora de Fátima, Macau, China |
| Geographic coordinates | Coordinates: 21°11′50″N 113°32′43″E / 21.19722°N 113.54528°E |
| Affiliation | Roman Catholic |
| Status | Active |
| Architectural description | |
| Architect(s) | Luis Tomás Piñeiro Nagy |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Groundbreaking | 1998 |
| Completed | 1999 |
The St. Joseph the Worker Church (Chinese: 聖若瑟勞工主保堂; Portuguese: Igreja de São José Operário) is a church in Macau, China; It is part of the freguesia of Our Lady of Fatima, in the district Iao Hon. Begun in 1998, it was completed in 1999.[1]
Building
Inside there are exhibited fourteen oriental icons that represent the main events of Christianity, from Abraham to Pentecost. On the main altar stands a statue of the Holy Family.[2]
This is the main church of the neighborhood and the parish was given from bishop Domingos Lam Ka-tseung to Combonian fathers in 1999.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ "Igreja de São José Operário". gcatholic.org. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
- ↑ "St Joseph the Worker Catholic Church". www.macauholiday.com. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
- ↑ "A thousand Lives for the Mission". comboni.org. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
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