St. Benedict’s Catholic Church
Saint Benedict's Catholic Church is a parish of the Roman Catholic Church in Hōnaunau, Hawaii. It was built between 1899 and 1902 under the direction of the Belgian Catholic missionary Father John Velghe, who then painted frescoes along the interior ceiling and walls.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Church
- Denomination: Catholic
- Description: church building in Honaunau-Napoopoo, United States of America
- Also known as: “Painted Church” and “Saint Benedict Roman Catholic Church”
- Address: 84-5140 Painted Church Road
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Puʻuhonua o Hōnaunau National Historical Park and Hale o Keawe.
Puʻuhonua o Hōnaunau National Historical Park
Photo: Footwarrior, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Puʻuhonua o Hōnaunau National Historical Park is a United States National Historical Park on the Big Island in the state of Hawaii.
Hale o Keawe
Photo: William Ellis (British missionary), Public domain.
Puʻuhonua o Hōnaunau National Historical Park is a United States National Historical Park located on the west coast of the island of Hawaiʻi in the U.S. state of Hawaii. Hale o Keawe is situated 2 miles southwest of St. Benedict’s Catholic Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hōnaunau-Nāpōʻopoʻo, Hawaii and Kēōkea.
Hōnaunau-Nāpōʻopoʻo, Hawaii
Village
Hōnaunau-Nāpōʻopoʻo is a census-designated place in Hawaiʻi County, Hawaii, United States. The population was 2,416 at the 2020 census.
Kēōkea
Village
Kēōkea is an unincorporated populated place in Hawaiʻi County, Hawaii, United States. It is located at, near the junction of Māmalahoa Highway and Keala o Keawe Road, elevation 960 feet.
Honaunau
Village
Kailua-Kona, often referred to as "Kona" by the locals, is nestled at the bottom of the Hualalai Volcano. It is the main town on the western side of the Big Island of Hawaii, but with a population of about 20,000 it is hardly a metropolis.
St. Benedict’s Catholic Church
- Categories: Catholic church building, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States, North America
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Latitude
19.43507° or 19° 26′ 6″ northLongitude
-155.88831° or 155° 53′ 18″ westOpen location code
73F6C4P6+2MOpenStreetMap ID
way 391246671OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=catholicWikidata ID
Q18705851
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In Other Languages
From French to Indonesian—“St. Benedict’s Catholic Church” goes by many names.
- French: “église Saint-Benoît de Honaunau”
- French: “Église Saint-Benoît de Honaunau”
- Indonesian: “Gereja Santo Benediktus, Captain Cook”
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