St. Paul Church
Saint Paul's Church is a historic church building in Malacca City, Malaysia, that was originally built from 1566 to 1590. It is the oldest European building east of India.Photo: Rudolph.A.furtado, Public domain.
- Type: Ruins
- Description: church in Malacca
- Also known as: “Church of our Lady of the Mount”, “Church of Saint Paul, Malacca”, “Saint Paul’s Church”, and “St. Paul’s Church”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include A Famosa Fortress and St. Paul’s Hill.
A Famosa Fortress
Castle
Photo: Vmenkov, CC BY-SA 3.0.
A Famosa was a Portuguese fortress built in Malacca, Malaysia, around 1512. The oldest part of the fortress was a five-storey keep which eventually gave its name to the fortress as a whole.
St. Paul’s Hill
Peak
Photo: Chongkian, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St. Paul's Hill is a hill in Malacca City, Malacca, Malaysia. It was originally known as Malacca Hill during the Sultanate period and Mary's Hill during the Portuguese period.
Melaka Sultanate Palace Museum
Museum
Photo: Adiput, Public domain.
Malacca Sultanate Palace Museum also known as the Melaka Sultanate Palace Museum is a museum located at the foot of St. Paul's Hill in Malacca City, Malacca, Malaysia.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Malacca and Morten Village.
Malacca
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Malacca City is a city and the capital of the state of Malacca, Malaysia. Malacca is a vibrant old city with a unique historical and cultural background. The city centre is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, along with George Town, Penang.
Morten Village
Hamlet
Photo: Chongkian, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kampung Morten is a historically traditional Malay village in Malacca City Centre in the Malaysian state of Malacca. It is named after a British land revenue collector during the British Malaya, Frederick Joseph Morten.
Portuguese Settlement
Neighborhood
The Portuguese Settlement is a neighbourhood in Ujong Pasir, Malacca City, which serves as a home for the Kristang or Portuguese-Eurasian people of Malacca.
St. Paul Church
- Categories: church, cultural heritage, building, and historic site
- Location: Melaka Tengah District, Malacca, West Coast, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
2.19265° or 2° 11′ 34″ northLongitude
102.24962° or 102° 14′ 59″ eastInception
1521Open location code
6PJ456VX+3ROpenStreetMap ID
way 170829535OpenStreetMap feature
building=ruinsOpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsWikidata ID
Q7591055
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Russian—“St. Paul Church” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “圣保禄堂 (马六甲)”
- Chinese: “圣保罗堂 (马六甲)”
- Chinese: “圣保罗堂”
- Chinese: “圣保罗教堂”
- French: “église de la Mère-de-Dieu de Malacca”
- French: “Église de la Mère-de-Dieu de Malacca”
- German: “Igreja de São Paulo de Malaca”
- German: “St.-Pauls-Kirche Malakka”
- Iban: “Gerija Sante Paul, Melaka”
- Indonesian: “Gereja Santo Paulus”
- Japanese: “セント･ポール教会”
- Malay: “Gereja St. Paul”
- Polish: “Kościół pw św. Pawła”
- Portuguese: “Igreja da Madre de Deus de Malaca”
- Portuguese: “Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Monte”
- Portuguese: “Igreja de São Paulo de Malaca”
- Romanian: “Biserica Sfântul Paul din Malacca”
- Russian: “Церковь Святого Павла”
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