St. Paul's Cathedral, Macau Top Attraction

St. Paul's Cathedral

St. Paul's Cathedral

Unlike St. Paul's Cathedrals in other parts of the world, the one in Macau is nothing more than a large and beautiful facade, with the rest of it in ruins. Viewed from afar, however, you wouldn't notice that about St. Paul's cathedral.

The original St. Paul Church was built in 1602 but burned down in 1835. The church was made of wood and famed for its brilliant furnishings and decorations.

The facade standing on the site and girded with steel is a carved stone built by Japanese Christian craftsmen in 1622 to 1627. It has four colonnaded tiers covered with statues and carvings that tell the story of the beginning and early days of the Catholic church in Asia.

The site has the Museum of Sacred Art that houses liturgical objects, sculptures, and sacred art and a crypt where the remains of Japanese and Vietnamese martyrs are kept. 

A trip to Macau is incomplete without a visit to the ruins of St. Paul's Cathedral. For some, it is even a sort of pilgrimage in honor of what used to be the Oriental Vatican.

The visit to St. Paul's Cathedral will only take an hour, so you’ll need to add other places to your itinerary. La Vacanza can provide you with a list of nearby attractions. Contact them today.

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