St Mary Star of the Sea, West Melbourne
St Mary Star of the Sea is a Roman Catholic parish church in West Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The foundation stone of the church was laid in 1882 and the building was completed by 1900.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Catholic
- Description: church in Melbourne, Australia
- Also known as: “Saint Mary Star of the Sea”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Melbourne Southern Cross and Simonds Catholic College.
Melbourne Southern Cross
Photo: Xb-70, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Melbourne's Southern Cross Station is not just the main station of Melbourne, but where the entire Victorian rail network comes together. It's at the western edge of Melbourne CBD, with plenty tram, suburban and regional connections, in addition to a coach terminal.
Simonds Catholic College
School
Photo: Sgroey, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Simonds Catholic College is a Roman Catholic school for boys located in Melbourne. The school formally consisted of two campuses but switched to one campus in 2023, introducing the schools senior students to the St Mary Campus once again.
Queen Victoria Market
Marketplace
Photo: AussQVMarks, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Queen Victoria Market is a major landmark and public marketplace in the central business district of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Covering over seven hectares, it is the largest open air market in the Southern Hemisphere. Queen Victoria Market is situated 370 metres east of St Mary Star of the Sea, West Melbourne.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include CBD and Melbourne.
CBD
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The central business district of Melbourne is the city's cultural, entertainment and financial heart. Locally called the CBD, or simply "the City", it is where most international and interstate visitors spend the bulk of their time.
Melbourne
Photo: Scott Cresswell, CC BY 2.0.
Melbourne is Australia's cultural capital and second biggest city, with Victorian-era architecture, extensive shopping, museums, galleries, theatres, and large parks and gardens.
Little Italy
Neighborhood
Photo: Sgroey, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Little Italy in Victoria, Australia, is a Little Italy cultural precinct of the Italian community of Melbourne. It is situated along Lygon Street in the inner-Melbourne suburb of Carlton.
St Mary Star of the Sea, West Melbourne
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-37.80594° or 37° 48′ 21″ southLongitude
144.95298° or 144° 57′ 11″ eastOpen location code
4RJ65XV3+J5OpenStreetMap ID
way 370663909OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=catholicWikidata ID
Q7594604
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to Spanish—“St Mary Star of the Sea, West Melbourne” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه نجمه البحر سانت مارى”
- French: “église Sainte-Marie-Étoile-de-la-Mer de Melbourne-Ouest”
- French: “Église Sainte-Marie-Étoile-de-la-Mer de Melbourne-Ouest”
- Spanish: “iglesia de Santa Maria Estrella del Mar”
- Spanish: “iglesia de Santa María Estrella del Mar”
- Spanish: “Iglesia de Santa María Estrella del Mar”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Eades Park Playground and Victorian Elderly Chinese Welfare Society.
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