GC3A7C1 Church of Our Lady of Penha (Traditional Cache) in Macao created by AirQ

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Our Lady Star of Hope
Capela de Nossa Senhora de Penha
Ermida da Penha, Macau

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Church of Our Lady of Penha (西望洋聖堂)

Built on top Colina da Penha or Penha Hill(西望洋山), also known as Bishop Hill (主教山) because of the Bishop Residence, is a Chapel of Our Lady of Penha which was first built in 1622.

The first chapel was erected by the crew and passengers of a ship which had a narrow escape from the Dutch.

Later the chapel served as shrine for sailors embarking on often hazardous voyages.

The chapel today dates back to 1837 when it was completely rebuilt along with the Bishop's Palace.

It is open daily from 9:00 am to 5:30 pm.

The bell tower of the Church is very distinctive and can be seen anywhere from the harbor.

On one side of the large open courtyard fronting the church is a marble image of the Blessed Virgin Mary facing the border of China, as if praying for that magnificent land.
Her prayers are definitely bearing fruit because now thousands of Chinese tourist dutifully climb up her little hill.

At the foot of a flight of stone steps is a popular grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes.

Along the grotto is also a nice garden with fountains, seating and children's playground.

Nearby is a bronze gravestone with Portuguese inscriptions indicating the resting place of Bishop John Bouner of Macau who was buried here on 18 February 1918.

On a clear day the panoramic view from here includes not only Macau but across the Pearl River into China.
One can see the whole harbor and a great collection of old and modern architecture: the Chief Executive's Palace, other colonial residences, the Macau Tower, and the man-made lakes.

Every year, on the 13th of May, thousand of faithful joins the image of Our Lady of Fatima for a pilgrimage and procession.
The procession begins from Sto. Domingo Church and meanders through the narrow streets of Macau.
The procession finally ends in the little courtyard of Penha Church.

西望洋聖堂原名卑拿聖堂（Penha Church），「卑拿」在葡萄牙文意為位於海邊之山岩。西望洋聖堂因其建於澳門西望洋山山頂而得名。聖堂旁的建築物曾是主教的寓所，西望洋山又稱主教山，教堂又被稱主教山小堂。

西望洋聖堂（又稱主教山聖堂、海崖聖母小堂、卑拿聖堂、西望洋聖母堂），是位於澳門西望洋山的教堂，建於1622年。小堂曾多次重修，1935年與主教私邸一同重建為現時規模。建築物蓋有哥衛式教堂尖頂，反映古典折衷主義風格。西望洋聖堂及主教私邸已被評定為「具建築藝術價值之建築物」並收錄於《澳門文物名錄》。

堂前設大理石的聖母望洋像，西望洋聖堂聯貫相通後面的主教私邸。附近的路德聖母岩洞設聖母像，象徵聖母曾在法國路德城的顯現事件

西望洋聖堂位置原有西望洋山砲台堡，建於1622年(即明天啟二年)，以防禦荷蘭的入侵。小敎堂的興建，乃因葡萄牙航海者曾與荷蘭海盜船相遇卻未受傷害，實現許下的建堂諾言。[4]供奉聖母瑪利亞的聖母堂建於炮台旁，初為在駐炮台的葡萄牙士兵進行祈禱及參與彌撒之用。1892年後，炮台被拆卸後，教堂得以逐步擴大及多次修繕。1935年，由天主教澳門教區主教高若瑟策劃，並將教堂與主教私邸一同重建為現時規模。

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