The church was built in 1849 on the site of an old Portuguese church by a French priest, Father Farvé. The finishing touches of the building were completed in 1856 by Father Allard, with the present-day presbytery built in 1874.[1]
Architectureedit
The church is a twin-spired neo-gothic structure. It is believed that the church was modeled after the Cathedral of St. Peter in Montpellier, Southern France, which closely followed the older church’s original construction, except for a portico which was added on in 1963.[2]
church, francis, xavier, melaka, church, francis, xavier, malay, gereja, francis, xavier, church, malacca, city, malacca, malaysia, church, francis, xaviergereja, francis, xavier, malay, location12, jalan, banda, kabamalaccacountrymalaysiadenominationroman, ca. The Church of St Francis Xavier Malay Gereja St Francis Xavier is a church in Malacca City Malacca Malaysia Church of St Francis XavierGereja St Francis Xavier Malay Location12 Jalan Banda KabaMalaccaCountryMalaysiaDenominationRoman CatholicTraditionLatin RiteHistoryDedicationSaint Francis XavierArchitectureArchitectural typechurchStyleNeo GothicYears built1849Completed1856SpecificationsNumber of spires2AdministrationParishMalacca Vicariate Forane under Roman Catholic Diocese of Malacca Johor Contents 1 History 2 Architecture 3 See also 4 ReferencesHistory edit nbsp Image of the church in 1930 1940 The church was built in 1849 on the site of an old Portuguese church by a French priest Father Farve The finishing touches of the building were completed in 1856 by Father Allard with the present day presbytery built in 1874 1 Architecture editThe church is a twin spired neo gothic structure It is believed that the church was modeled after the Cathedral of St Peter in Montpellier Southern France which closely followed the older church s original construction except for a portico which was added on in 1963 2 See also editList of tourist attractions in Melaka Christianity in MalaysiaReferences edit St Francis Xavier s Church Malacca Malacca Retrieved 20 December 2017 St Francis Xavier s Church Melaka Malacca by Hotels com nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Church of St Francis Xavier Melaka 2 11 42 9 N 102 15 2 3 E 2 195250 N 102 250639 E 2 195250 102 250639 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Church of St Francis Xavier Melaka amp oldid 1201599679, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
