Church Of St Francis Xavier Malacca
Image of the church in 1930 1940.
Church of st francis xavier malacca. Francis xavier label it with mass collection at the back and mail to us. St francis xavier church is named after one of malacca s most famous residents st francis xavier the great missionary to the east who was based in malacca on and off for several years from 1545 onwards. Francis xavier a prominent 16th century catholic missionary also known as apostle of the east. 63a chartwell drive singapore 558758.
A domineering presence in the skyline of malacca this twin spired neo gothic structure was built on the site of an old portuguese church by a french priest father farvé in 1856 in honour of st. This church was built by father farvé in 1856 in honour of st. A day after the statue was consecrated a large casuarina tree fell on it breaking off its right arm. Francis xavier church on tripadvisor.
Francis xavier an active pioneering catholic missionary of southeast asia he translated the catechism into malay. Mindful of our utter reliance on god and need for god s grace we rejoice together in our celebration of the sacraments and proclamation of the gospel. View all hotels near st. The church of st.
The church was built in 1849 on the site of an old portuguese church by a french priest father farvé. The saint died in 1552 on the way to china. He performed several miracles in the church. After its construction st.
The finishing touches of the building were. Zen row zen 4 church of st francis xavier developed and encourage sense of belonging through basic ecclesial communities becs. His body was brought back to malacca before being shipped to old goa where most of his remains still lie. Paul s church was regularly visited by st.
How to get here. The church of st. Each parish maps smaller neighbourhood areas where all the. Francis xavier was erected in front of the ruins of the church in commemoration of the 400th anniversary of his sojourn in malacca.
St francis xavier church melaka sfxc melaka malaysia. 5 307 likes 117 talking about this 8 601 were here. Incidentally the right forearm of xavier was detached in 1614 as a relic. 0 00 km malacca modern homestay 0 02 km tony s guesthouse 0 02 km yellow mansion banda kaba hotel 0 17 km wayfarer guest house 0 15 km discovery cafe guest house.
Francis xavier is a church in malacca city malacca malaysia. In 1952 a statue of st.