St Gerard’s Church and Monastery
St Gerard's Church and Monastery collectively form one of Wellington's most distinctive and iconic landmarks. Located on Mount Victoria in Wellington, both buildings are classified as Category 1 Historic Places by the New Zealand Historic Places Trust.Photo: Quilt Phase, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Monastery
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Description: historic building in Wellington, New Zealand
- Also known as: “Saint Gerard’s Monastery”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Museum of New Zealand and Freyberg Pool.
Museum of New Zealand
Museum
Photo: Phillip Capper, CC BY 2.0.
The Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa is New Zealand's national museum and is located in Wellington. Usually known as Te Papa, it opened in 1998 after the merging of the National Museum of New Zealand and the National Art Gallery. Museum of New Zealand is situated 760 metres west of St Gerard’s Church and Monastery.
Freyberg Pool
Swimming pool
Photo: John Menard, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Freyberg Pool is a public indoor swimming pool on Wellington Harbour, New Zealand. The main pool is 33 metres long. It is named for Bernard Freyberg, a World War I Victoria Cross recipient and Governor-General of New Zealand. Freyberg Pool is situated 150 metres northwest of St Gerard’s Church and Monastery.
Carter Fountain
Fountain
Photo: DB Thats-Me, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Carter Fountain is a distinctive feature 150 metres out in Wellington Harbour from Oriental Bay. Installed in 1973, it was named in memory of the parents of its donor Hugh Carter, who drowned only days after the fountain's inauguration. Carter Fountain is situated 360 metres northeast of St Gerard’s Church and Monastery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Oriental Bay and Mount Victoria.
Oriental Bay
Suburb
Photo: Brett Taylor, CC BY 2.0.
Oriental Bay is a bay and suburb of Wellington, the capital city of New Zealand. Known for being both a popular beach and an opulent centre of affluence in the city, it is located close to the central business district on Wellington Harbour.
Mount Victoria
Suburb
Photo: Jack Magnus McDonald, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mount Victoria is a suburb of central Wellington, New Zealand, named after the 196 metres hill Mount Victoria to the east. Mount Victoria's residential area is on its north-western slopes.
Roseneath
Suburb
Photo: russellstreet, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Roseneath is an affluent suburb of Wellington, New Zealand, located east of Oriental Bay and north of Hataitai. The peninsula was named after Rosneath, a village on the Rosneath Peninsula on Scotland's River Clyde.
St Gerard’s Church and Monastery
- Categories: church, building, and religion
- Location: Wellington, Greater Wellington, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-41.29176° or 41° 17′ 30″ southLongitude
174.79087° or 174° 47′ 27″ eastOpen location code
4VCPPQ5R+78OpenStreetMap ID
way 288582434OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=monasteryOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholicWikidata ID
Q7593249
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to Indonesian—“St Gerard’s Church and Monastery” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه و دير القديس جيرارد”
- Indonesian: “Biara Mount Victoria”
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Highlights include St Gerard’s monastery and Wellington Ocean Sports Centre.
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