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The St. Joseph's Seminary and Church (; pt, Igreja e Seminário de São José) is a
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Roman Catholic churches in Macau Historic Centre of Macau Macau Peninsula Portuguese Macau Roman Catholic churches completed in 1758 1728 establishments in China 1728 establishments in the Portuguese Empire 18th-century establishments in Macau Portuguese colonial architecture in China 18th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in China {{Asia-church-stub
The St. Joseph's Seminary and Church (; pt, Igreja e Seminário de São José) is a seminary
A seminary, school of theology, theological seminary, or divinity school is an educational institution for educating students (sometimes called ''seminarians'') in scripture, theology, generally to prepare them for ordination to serve as clergy ...
and church
Church may refer to:
Religion
* Church (building), a building for Christian religious activities
* Church (congregation), a local congregation of a Christian denomination
* Church service, a formalized period of Christian communal worship
* C ...
located in São Lourenço, Macau
Macau or Macao (; ; ; ), officially the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (MSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China in the western Pearl River Delta by the South China Sea. With a p ...
, China.
History
The seminary was established in 1728 and, following the end of the Jesuits' mission, was taken over by theLazarites
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, abbreviation = CM
, nickname = Vincentians, Paules, Lazarites, Lazarists, Lazarians
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, founder = Vincent de Paul
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. The church was erected in 1758. In 2005, the church became one of the designated sites of the Historic Centre of Macau
The Historic Centre of Macao, pt, Centro Histórico de Macau, , is a collection of over twenty locations that witness the unique assimilation and co-existence of Chinese and Portuguese cultures in Macau, a former Portuguese colony. It represents ...
enlisted on the UNESCO
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World Heritage List
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.
See also
*Religion in Macau
Religion in Macau is represented predominantly by Buddhism and Chinese folk religions. During the period in which the city was under Portuguese rule (1557–1999) the Catholic Church became one of the dominant faiths, but nowadays it has gre ...
* List of Jesuit sites
This list includes past and present buildings, facilities and institutions associated with the Society of Jesus. In each country, sites are listed in chronological order of start of Jesuit association.
Nearly all these sites have bee ...
References
External links
Webpage about St. Joseph's Seminary and Church
Roman Catholic churches in Macau Historic Centre of Macau Macau Peninsula Portuguese Macau Roman Catholic churches completed in 1758 1728 establishments in China 1728 establishments in the Portuguese Empire 18th-century establishments in Macau Portuguese colonial architecture in China 18th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in China {{Asia-church-stub