Chapel of Saint Francis Xavier
Chapel of St. Francis Xavier is a church located on the island of Coloane, Macau. The chapel, built in 1928, is located on the southwestern coast of the island and stands near a monument commemorating a victory over pirates in 1910.Photo: K.C. Tang, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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- Type: Church
- Denomination: Catholic
- Description: building in Macau, China
- Also known as: “Capela de São Francisco Xavier”, “Chapel of St. Francis Xavier”, and “路環聖方濟各聖堂 Igreja de São Francisco Xavier”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Eduardo Marques Square and Ramalho Eanes Garden.
Ramalho Eanes Garden
Park
Photo: LN9267, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ramalho Eanes Garden is a park, which is situated 120 metres north of Chapel of Saint Francis Xavier.
Tin Hau Temple
Place of worship
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Tin Hau Temple is a place of worship, which is situated 190 metres south of Chapel of Saint Francis Xavier.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cotai and Taipa.
Cotai
Photo: あばさー, Public domain.
Cotai, also known as the Cotai Strip, is advertised as the "Las Vegas Strip of the East", and not without reason: it houses huge hotels and casinos, upscale shopping, sports facilities, golf courses and more.
Taipa
Taipa is the centremost of the three regions of Macau. Taipa is situated between the Peninsula and Coloane island but is now joined with Coloane by Cotai, which was reclaimed from the sea.
Cheok Ka Village
Locality
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Cheok Ka Village is a locality, which is situated 5 km north of Chapel of Saint Francis Xavier.
Chapel of Saint Francis Xavier
- Categories: chapel, cultural heritage, building, and religion
- Location: Coloane, Macau, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
22.11692° or 22° 7′ 1″ northLongitude
113.55147° or 113° 33′ 5″ eastOpen location code
7PJM4H82+QHOpenStreetMap ID
way 229184934OpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=catholicWikidata ID
Q11610891
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Thai—“Chapel of Saint Francis Xavier” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “聖方濟各聖堂”
- Chinese: “路環聖方濟各堂”
- Chinese: “路環聖方濟各聖堂”
- Esperanto: “Kapelo de Sankta Francisko Ksavero”
- French: “chapelle Saint-François-Xavier de Macao”
- French: “Chapelle Saint-François-Xavier de Macao”
- German: “Kapelle des Heiligen Franz Xavier”
- Indonesian: “Gereja Santo Fransiskus Xaverius, Coloane”
- Japanese: “聖フランシスコ・ザビエル教会 (マカオ)”
- Japanese: “聖フランシスコ・ザビエル教会”
- Korean: “성 프란치스코 하비에르 교회”
- Portuguese: “Capela de são francisco xavier (macau)”
- Portuguese: “Capela de São Francisco Xavier (Macau)”
- Portuguese: “Capela de são francisco xavier”
- Portuguese: “Capela de São Francisco Xavier”
- Portuguese: “Igreja de são francisco xavier (coloane)”
- Portuguese: “Igreja de São Francisco Xavier (Coloane)”
- Portuguese: “Igreja de São Francisco Xavier”
- Spanish: “Capilla de San Francisco Javier”
- Thai: “โบสถ์น้อยนักบุญฟรังซิสเซเวียร์”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Coloane Library and 市亭前地 Largo do Bazar.
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