St. Joseph the Worker Church (Macau)

The St. Joseph the Worker Church (Chinese: 聖若瑟勞工主保堂; Portuguese: Igreja de São José Operário) is a church in Macau, China; It is part of the freguesia of Our Lady of Fatima, in the district Iao Hon. Begun in 1998, it was completed in 1999.[1]

St. Joseph the Worker Church
  • 聖若瑟勞工主保堂
  • Igreja de São José Operário
Façade of the church
Religion
AffiliationRoman Catholic
StatusActive
Location
LocationFreguesia Nossa Senhora de Fátima, Macau, China
Geographic coordinates21°11′50″N 113°32′43″E / 21.19722°N 113.54528°E / 21.19722; 113.54528
Architecture
Architect(s)Luis Tomás Piñeiro Nagy
TypeChurch
Groundbreaking1998
Completed1999

Building

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Inside there are exhibited fourteen oriental icons that represent the main events of Christianity, from Abraham to Pentecost. On the main altar stands a statue of the Holy Family.[2]

This is the main church of the neighborhood and the parish was given from bishop Domingos Lam Ka-tseung to Combonian fathers in 1999.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Igreja de São José Operário". gcatholic.org. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
  2. ^ "St Joseph the Worker Catholic Church". www.macauholiday.com. Archived from the original on 1 October 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
  3. ^ "A thousand Lives for the Mission". comboni.org. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
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