St Francis’ Church, Melbourne
St Francis' Church is a Roman Catholic church located on the corner of Lonsdale and Elizabeth streets in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is the oldest Catholic church in the state.Photo: Adam Carr, Public domain.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Catholic
- Description: church in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Also known as: “St Francis Catholic Church” and “St Francis‘ Church”
- Address: 326 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Melbourne Southern Cross and Melbourne Central.
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.
Melbourne Central
Shopping center
Melbourne Central is a large shopping centre, office and public transport hub in the Melbourne central business district. It is located on the corner of La Trobe Street and Swanston Street.
Coop’s Shot Tower
Photo: Canley, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Coop's Shot Tower is a shot tower located in the heart of the Melbourne CBD, Australia. It was completed in 1889 and is 50 metres high. The historic building was saved from demolition in 1973 and was incorporated into Melbourne Central complex in 1991 underneath an 84 m-high conical glass roof. Coop’s Shot Tower is situated 130 metres northeast of St Francis’ Church, 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.
Chinatown
Neighborhood
Photo: Sgroey, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Chinatown is an ethnic enclave in the central business district of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Centred at the eastern end of Little Bourke Street, it extends between the corners of Swanston and Spring streets, and consists of numerous laneways, alleys and arcades.
St Francis’ Church, Melbourne
- Categories: Catholic church building, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-37.81153° or 37° 48′ 42″ southLongitude
144.96258° or 144° 57′ 45″ eastOpen location code
4RJ65XQ7+92OpenStreetMap ID
way 46224230OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=catholicWikidata ID
Q941974
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“St Francis’ Church, Melbourne” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “圣方济各堂”
- Polish: “Kościół św. Franciszka w Melbourne”
- Spanish: “iglesia de San Francisco”
- Spanish: “Iglesia de San Francisco”
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