St Anthony's Church Macau

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• Anynomous

  05 June 2018

  St. Anthony's is a Catholic church and UNESCO World Heritage attraction located on Rua de Santo Antonio, just across from Camoes Square and Park. This is a less frequently visited area of the Historic Centre of Macau, where you can escape crowds of Senado Square and the Ruins of St. Paul.
  
  St. Anthony's Church is one of the oldest in Macau being originally built around 1560. Reconstructed numerous times over the centuries, it lacks the traditional Portuguese and colourful appearance of churches like St. Dominics, St. Augustine and St. Lawrence.
  
  The present church was build in 1930 and features a simple neo-classical style facade and single tower, which in many ways looks quite similar to Cathedral, near Senado Square. The interior of the church, staying true to form for Portuguese colonial buildings, is quite modest yet the altar area offers a splash of baroque style and grace that is nice to see.
  
  Again like Cathedral, there is a neat fountain just outside St. Anthony Church. There are also other World Heritage attractions, Casa Garden and the Protestant Cemetery just across the street. This is also where you find the entrance to Camoes Gardens and Grotto.
  
  Overall, St. Anthony's is not one of the more popular church visits in Macau. The location is a bit isolated being the northern most of the World Heritage area. However, there are never crowds here, allowing you much more relaxed visits compared to what you can expect at Senado Square and the Ruin's of St. Paul. This is why we like spending time here.
  
  Note: If you are making a day trip to Macau only, you might not have time to squeeze St. Anthony's into your itinerary. However, if making an overnight or multiple night stay and targeting the World Heritage attractions, it is worth fitting St. Anthony's and other attractions found at this area of city centre into your itinerary.

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• Anynomous

  26 May 2018

  One of the oldest Catholic church in Macau since the beginning of Portuguese colonization.

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• Anynomous

  20 May 2018

  A very impressive building.

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• Anynomous

  15 December 2017

  Nice place, peaceful. Good atmosphere.

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• Anynomous

  28 May 2017

  Quiet and serene. The interior lighting is warm and gives a sense of peacefulness.

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• Anynomous

  05 March 2017

  One of the three oldest Roman Catholic churches in Macau and one of the UNESCO World Cultural Heritages. Now the parish is being run by the Koreans in Cantonese. There is Korean Mass every Saturday afternoon. Of course, like the other parishes in Macau, this parish is mainly Cantonese speaking.

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• Anynomous

  21 November 2016

  聖ポール天主堂跡の横の路地を進んでいくと、聖アントニオ教会が右手に現れる。元々は16世紀にポルトガルによって聖アントニオを祀るために建てられた教会である。教会は幾度も火災に見舞われ、現在の建物は1930年に再建されたもの。歴史的な重みはないが、雰囲気はある。

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• Anynomous

  12 August 2015

  One of the oldest Church in Macau and Macau World Heritage

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• Anynomous

  25 February 2013

  lots of memories here

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