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St. Anthony's Church 圣安多尼堂（花王堂）Shèng'ānduōní Táng (Huāwáng Táng)
Classified heritage · Macau, Macau
- Time needed
- 30 minutes
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Macau
- Region
- Macau
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- Classified heritage
About St. Anthony's Church
One of the oldest churches in Macau, first built of bamboo and wood before 1560 on the site of the Jesuits' first headquarters in the city. It was rebuilt in 1875 and given a grainy Shanghai-plaster finish in 1930, and it has a neoclassical façade and a Baroque-influenced interior with an elaborate main altar. Its Chinese name, Fa Vong Tong, means Church of Flowers, a reference to the Portuguese weddings once held in the church.
How to get to St. Anthony's Church
On Largo de Santo António, about 0.6 km north of Senado Square.
Nearby
- Historic Centre of Macau 澳门历史城区 under 10 km
Portuguese tiled squares, baroque churches and Chinese temples, a short walk apart - Tian Tan Buddha & Ngong Ping 天坛大佛与昂坪 40 km
A giant bronze Buddha on Lantau, reached by a 25-minute cable car ride
Also within 20 km: Camões Square 白鸽巢前地 (under 10 km), Our Lady of Mercy Home for the Elderly 仁慈堂安老院 (under 10 km), Morrison Chapel (Protestant Chapel) 马礼逊教堂 (under 10 km), Luís de Camões Garden and Old Protestant Cemetery 白鸽巢公园及基督教坟场 (under 10 km), Casa Garden 东方基金会会址 (under 10 km), Foc Tac Temple, Rua do Patane 福德祠（石墙街） (under 10 km).
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