St Patrick’s Basilica
St Patrick's Basilica is a church in Waimate in New Zealand's Canterbury Region, known for its style of architecture. It is an Italianate-Romanesque style with an arcaded portico, and the tower is impressively louvred.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Email: stpatswaimate@xtra.co.nz
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Catholic
- Description: church in South Canterbury, New Zealand
- Also known as: “St Patrick’s Basilica, Waimate” and “St Patrick’s Church (Catholic)”
- Address: 3 Timaru Road, Waimate, Waimate, 7924
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Augustine’s Church and Waimate Museum Building.
St Augustine’s Church
Church
Photo: jokertrekker, CC BY 3.0.
St Augustine’s Church is situated 480 metres southwest of St Patrick’s Basilica.
Waimate Museum Building
Building
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Waimate Museum Building is situated 470 metres west of St Patrick’s Basilica.
Knottingley Park
Park
Photo: jokertrekker, CC BY 3.0.
Knottingley Park is a park in Waimate, Canterbury, New Zealand. The park occupies 36 hectares on the south-eastern outskirts of Waimate on Waihao Back Road, and includes an arboretum, a cricket ground and a caravan park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Waimate and Studholme.
Waimate
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Waimate is a town in Canterbury, New Zealand, and the seat of Waimate District. It is situated just inland from the eastern coast of the South Island. The town is reached via a short detour west when travelling on State Highway One, the main north–south road.
Studholme
Hamlet
Studholme is a locality in southern Canterbury in New Zealand's South Island. It is named after Michael Studholme, a pioneer European settler who arrived in the area in 1854. Studholme is situated 6 km east of St Patrick’s Basilica.
Hook
Locality
Hook is a lightly populated locality in the southern Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island. It is situated on coastal plains by the Pacific Ocean and Wainono Lagoon. Hook River flows through Hook into the Wainono Lagoon. Hook is situated 9 km northeast of St Patrick’s Basilica.
St Patrick’s Basilica
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Waimate District, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-44.73082° or 44° 43′ 51″ southLongitude
171.05147° or 171° 3′ 5″ eastInception
1909Open location code
4V7H7392+MHOpenStreetMap ID
way 644704042OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=catholicOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q19876549
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to Spanish—“St Patrick’s Basilica” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “كاتدرائيه القديس باتريك”
- Indonesian: “Basilika Santo Patrick, Waimate”
- Spanish: “basilica de San Patricio”
- Spanish: “basílica de San Patricio”
- Spanish: “Iglesia de San Patricio”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include St Patrick’s School (Waimate) and Arcadia Theatre / Quinn’s Arcade.
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