Church of St. Lawrence ( Chinese 聖 老 楞 佐 堂 , port. Igreja de São Lourenço ) is a Catholic church in Macau .
| Catholic temple | |
| Church of St. Lawrence | |
|---|---|
| Igreja de São Lourenço | |
 Facade of the Church of St. Lawrence | |
| A country |  Macau |
| Location | |
| Denomination | Catholicism |
| Diocese | Diocese of Macau |
| Order affiliation | Jesuits |
| Architectural style | |
| Established | 1560 year |
| Building | 1560 |
| Status | part of the historical center |
| condition | acts |
The Jesuits arrived in Macau in 1558 , and already in 1560 a wooden temple was built on the site of the modern church. In 1618 the church was rebuilt, but from clay and soil . The building that has survived to this day was built of stone in 1801 - 1803 . In the XIX century, the temple continued to be completed in the neoclassical style with Baroque elements, acquiring a modern look in 1846 [1] . Thus, the St. Lawrence Temple is considered one of the oldest churches in Macau [2] .
The church is located in southern Macau, part of the Historic Center of Macau , a World Heritage Site . The church is surrounded by a garden surrounded by a stone fence . The temple itself has the shape of a Latin cross measuring 37 m by 29 m with two internal chapels [3] . The interior is richly decorated with decorative columns . The main nave has an altar depicting St. Lawrence, with clothing stripes. Some church windows have stained glass windows with scenes from the life of the martyr , as well as Our Lady and St. Lucia .
The Church of St. Lawrence is the main church of the eponymous parish , one of six in the diocese of Macau .
The Church of St. Lawrence, operating, is one of the stops of the annual Holy Procession .
Notes
- ↑ St. Lawrence Church
- ↑ St. Lawrence Church
- ↑ Rede do Património Cultural de Macau. Igreja de S. Lourenço (Unavailable link) . Date of treatment July 22, 2015. Archived January 12, 2014.