Ruins of Saint Paul's - Santo António, Macau
N 22° 11.844 E 113° 32.451
49Q E 761965 N 2456872
Architectural remains of a 17th century Catholic Church from the era when Macau was a Portuguese colony.
Waymark Code: WM17W02
Location: Macao
Date Posted: 04/10/2023
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The Ruins of St. Paul's refer to the facade of what was originally the Church of Mater Dei built in 1602-1640, destroyed by fire in 1835, and the ruins of St. Paul's College, which stood adjacent to the Church. As a whole, the old Church of Mater Dei, St. Paul's College and Mount Fortress were all Jesuit constructions and formed what can be perceived as the Macao's "acropolis". Close by, the archaeological remains of the old College of St. Paul stand witness to what was the first western-style university in the Far East, with an elaborate academic programme. Nowadays, the facade of the Ruins of St. Paul's functions symbolically as an altar to the city. -
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