St. Lawrence Church

St. Lawrence's Church is one of the oldest churches in , China. It is located on Rua de São Lourenço, opposite . The church was first built before 1560 by the Jesuits.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Catholic
  • Description: church in Macau
  • Also known as: “St Lawrence’s Church”, “St. Lawrence’s Church, Macau”, and “聖老楞佐堂 Igreja de S. Lourenço”
  • Address: 風順堂街 Rua de S. Lourenço

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Dom Pedro V Theatre and Sir Robert Ho Tung Library.

Theater building
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The is a historical theatre situated at Largo de Santo Agostinho in , , . It is one of the first western-style theatres in . is situated 200 metres northeast of St. Lawrence Church.

Library
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The is a public library in , , . A part of the Macao Public Library system, is located in St. Augustine's Square in the Historic Centre of Macau, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. is situated 220 metres northeast of St. Lawrence Church.

Public building
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The was the seat of Portuguese Macau's government. It is located at one end of the in , , . It currently houses Macau's Municipal Affairs Bureau. is situated 400 metres northeast of St. Lawrence Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rua da Praia do Manduco and Praça de Ponte e Horta.

Quarter
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is a quarter.

Quarter
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is a quarter.

Suburb
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is a civil parish of . It is located in the southwestern of and named after Lawrence of Rome. This parish was one of five in the former Municipality of Macau, one of Macau's two municipalities that were abolished on 31 December 2001 by Law No.

St. Lawrence Church

Latitude
22.19067° or 22° 11′ 26″ north
Longitude
113.53675° or 113° 32′ 12″ east
Height
41 metres (133 feet)
Open location code
7PJM5GRP+7P
Open­Street­Map ID
way 279952093
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­catholic
Wiki­data ID
Q3271236
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Yue Chinese—“St. Lawrence Church” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “圣老楞佐堂”
  • Chinese: “圣老楞佐教堂”
  • Chinese: “聖老楞佐堂”
  • Chinese: “聖老楞佐教堂”
  • Chinese: “風順堂”
  • French: “église Saint-Laurent”
  • French: “Église Saint-Laurent”
  • Indonesian: “Gereja Santo Laurensius, Makau”
  • Italian: “chiesa di San Lorenzo”
  • Italian: “Chiesa di San Lorenzo”
  • Japanese: “聖ローレンス教会”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “St. Laurentius‘ kirke i Macao”
  • Norwegian: “St. Laurentius’ kirke i Macao”
  • Portuguese: “Igreja de São Lourenço”
  • Russian: “Церковь Святого Лаврентия”
  • Swedish: “Igreja de São Lourenço”
  • Yue Chinese: “聖老楞佐堂 (澳門)”

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