Immaculate Conception Church

The Church of Immaculate Conception of Bangkok, also known as Wat Khamen, is the oldest Catholic church in Thailand. Its name Immaculate Conception comes from the Catholic belief that by the will of God the Virgin Mary was conceived free from original sin.

Photo: Supanut Arunoprayote, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Type: Church
Denomination: Catholic
Description: church in Bangkok, Thailand
Also known as: “Bot Khon Sep Chan”, “Church of the Immaculate Conception”, and “Immaculate Conception Church, Bangkok”
Address: วชิรพยาบาล, ดุสิต, กรุงเทพมหานคร 10300

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Wat Rachathiwat and Krung Thon Bridge.

Wat Rachathiwat

Buddhist temple

Photo: Supanut Arunoprayote, CC BY 4.0.

Wat Rachathiwat Ratchaworawihan or simply Wat Rachathiwat, is a second-class royal monastery of the ratchaworawihan type, located on the east bank of the Chao Phraya River in the Wachiraphayaban subdistrict of Dusit, Bangkok. Wat Rachathiwat is situated 170 metres south of Immaculate Conception Church.

Krung Thon Bridge

Bridge

Photo: dsin travel, CC BY 2.0.

Krung Thon Bridge is a bridge over the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok, in Thailand, connecting the districts Dusit and Bang Phlat. The bridge has 6 spans, and consists of a steel superstructure resting on concrete piers. Krung Thon Bridge is situated 480 metres north of Immaculate Conception Church.

Vimanmek Mansion

Castle

Photo: Gisling, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Vimanmek Mansion is a former royal villa in Bangkok, Thailand. It is in the Dusit Palace complex in Dusit District. As of 2019 it has been dismantled to allow for foundation repairs and will be rebuilt upon its completion. Vimanmek Mansion is situated 1 km east of Immaculate Conception Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bang Khun Phrom and Wat Sam Phraya.

Bang Phlat is one of the 50 districts of Bangkok, Thailand. Its neighboring districts, clockwise from the north, are Bang Kruai district, Bang Sue, Dusit, Phra Nakhon, Bangkok Noi, and Taling Chan.

Immaculate Conception Church

Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
Location: Wachira Phayaban, Dusit, Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Latitude

13.77693° or 13° 46′ 37″ north

Longitude

100.50373° or 100° 30′ 13″ east

Elevation

8 metres (26 feet)

Open location code

7P52QGG3+QF

OpenStreetMap ID

way 342457112

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap attribute

denomination=catholic

GeoNames ID

6845150

Wikidata ID

Q6004353

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Thai—“Immaculate Conception Church” goes by many names.

Chinese: “圣母无染原罪堂 (曼谷)”
Chinese: “圣母无染原罪堂”
Indonesian: “Bot Khon Sep Chan”
Indonesian: “Gereja Maria Dikandung Tanpa Noda, Bangkok”
Indonesian: “Wat Khamen”
Portuguese: “Igreja da Imaculada Conceição (Bangkok)”
Portuguese: “Igreja da Imaculada Conceição”
Spanish: “iglesia de la Inmaculada Concepción (Bangkok)”
Spanish: “Iglesia de la Inmaculada Concepción”
Thai: “โบสถ์คอนเซ็ปชัญ”
Thai: “โบสถ์คอนเซ็ปชั่น”
Thai: “วัดคอนเซ็ปชัญ”
Thai: “วัดคอนเซ็ปชัญแห่งพระแม่เจ้า”

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