The church was first erected in 1622 by the crew of the Portuguese ship São Bartholomeu who had a narrow escape from their Dutch pursuers in the Taiwan Strait while en route from Macau to Nagasaki. The crew vowed to build a church to commemorate the Virgin Mary if they managed to return to Macau, and made good on that promise upon their return.[1]
The land where the church stands was donated by the Senate of the Augustinians for the construction of the church, which was dedicated to the Our Lady of Penha of France. The church was then constructed in 1622 and became the property of the Augustinians until 1834 when they were expelled from Macau. In 1837, the church was reconstructed along with the Bishop residence next to it. In 1935, it was then again completely rebuilt in the Neo-Manueline style.[1][2]
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At the front courtyard of the church stands the Our Lady of Lourdes statue. At the steps of the hillside staircase exists the picturesque grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes.[2]
lady, penha, chapel, macau, lady, penha, chapel, portuguese, capela, nossa, senhora, penha, chinese, 西望洋聖堂, church, penha, hill, são, lourenço, macau, peninsula, macau, lady, penha, chapelcapela, nossa, senhora, penha, 西望洋聖堂locationsão, lourenço, macau, penins. The Our Lady of Penha Chapel Portuguese Capela de Nossa Senhora da Penha Chinese 西望洋聖堂 is a church in Penha Hill Sao Lourenco Macau Peninsula Macau Our Lady of Penha ChapelCapela de Nossa Senhora da Penha 西望洋聖堂LocationSao Lourenco Macau PeninsulaCountrySpecial administrative region MacauArchitectureArchitectural typechurchStyleNeo ManuelineCompleted1622 first building 1837 second building 1935 current building Our Lady of Penha Chapel MacauChinese西望洋聖堂Cantonese Yalesai mohng yeuhng shing tohngTranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinXiwangyang ShengtangYue CantoneseYale Romanizationsai mohng yeuhng shing tohngJyutpingsai1 mong6 joeng4 shing3 tong4 Contents 1 History 2 Architecture 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory edit nbsp Our Lady of Penha Chapel The church was first erected in 1622 by the crew of the Portuguese ship Sao Bartholomeu who had a narrow escape from their Dutch pursuers in the Taiwan Strait while en route from Macau to Nagasaki The crew vowed to build a church to commemorate the Virgin Mary if they managed to return to Macau and made good on that promise upon their return 1 The land where the church stands was donated by the Senate of the Augustinians for the construction of the church which was dedicated to the Our Lady of Penha of France The church was then constructed in 1622 and became the property of the Augustinians until 1834 when they were expelled from Macau In 1837 the church was reconstructed along with the Bishop residence next to it In 1935 it was then again completely rebuilt in the Neo Manueline style 1 2 Architecture editAt the front courtyard of the church stands the Our Lady of Lourdes statue At the steps of the hillside staircase exists the picturesque grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes 2 See also editList of tourist attractions in Macau Christianity in MacauReferences edit a b Boxer C R Fidalgos in the Far East 1550 1770 Martinus Nijhoff The Hague 1948 p 70 a b Our Lady of Penha Church Trappistine Community Retrieved 16 January 2017 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Capela de Nossa Senhora da Penha Macau Chapel of Our Lady of Penha Macao Government Tourism Office website Portal nbsp Catholicism 22 11 12 5 N 113 32 6 2 E 22 186806 N 113 535056 E 22 186806 113 535056 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Our Lady of Penha Chapel Macau amp oldid 1219660462, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
