St. Joseph's Seminary and Church

St. Joseph's Seminary and Church
The Church in 2023
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	聖若瑟修院及聖堂
Simplified Chinese	圣若瑟修院及圣堂
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Shèng Ruòsè Xiūyuàn jí Shèngtáng Yue: Cantonese Jyutping sing3 joek6 sat1 sau1 jyun2 kap6 sing3 tong4
Portuguese name
Portuguese	Igreja e Seminário de São José

The St. Joseph's Seminary and Church (Chinese: 聖若瑟修院及聖堂; Portuguese: Igreja e Seminário de São José) is a seminary and church located in São Lourenço, Macau, China.^[1]

History

The seminary was established in 1728 and, following the end of the Jesuits' mission, was taken over by the Lazarites. The church was erected in 1758. In 2005, the church became one of the designated sites of the Historic Centre of Macau enlisted on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

See also

• Religion in Macau
• List of Jesuit sites

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Igreja e Seminário de São José (Macau).

• Webpage about St. Joseph's Seminary and Church

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