Star of the Sea Painted Church
The Star of the Sea Painted Church is a Catholic Church in Kalapana, Hawai'i, United States of America. It was built in 1927-1928 under the direction of a Belgian Catholic missionary, Father Evarist Gielen.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Description: church building in Hawaii County, United States of America
- Also known as: “Star of the Sea Church”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kaimū and Kalapana.
Kaimū
Suburb
Photo: JGKlein, Public domain.
Kaimū was a small town in the Puna District on Island of Hawaiʻi that was completely destroyed by an eruptive flow of lava from the Kūpaʻianahā vent of the Kīlauea volcano in 1990.
Kalapana
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kalapana is a town and a region in the Puna District on the Island of Hawaiʻi in the Hawaiian Islands. The town was the original location of the Star of the Sea Painted Church. Kalapana is situated 1½ miles southwest of Star of the Sea Painted Church.
Star of the Sea Painted Church
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
19.37291° or 19° 22′ 23″ northLongitude
-154.96383° or 154° 57′ 50″ westOpen location code
73F792FP+5FOpenStreetMap ID
way 588220064OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholicWikidata ID
Q7601276
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In Other Languages
From French to German—“Star of the Sea Painted Church” goes by many names.
- French: “église peinte de l’Étoile-de-la-Mer”
- French: “Église peinte de l’Étoile-de-la-Mer”
- German: “Star of the Sea Painted Church”
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