The Holy Rosary Church (), also known as the Queen of the Holy Rosary Church, is a religious building affiliated with the Catholic church in the small town of
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on the island of
Saba
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* Saba (island), an island of the Netherlands located in the Caribbean Sea
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, a dependent territory of the
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in the
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, Caribbean Sea.
Its history dates back to 1911 when the first wooden chapel was established for the Catholic community. Then in 1962,
the current building was constructed in the same place and was dedicated by Bishop Holterman.
The temple follows the Roman or Latin rite and depends on the mission of the Conversion of St. Paul in the Catholic Diocese of Willemstad based on the island of Curaçao.
It is one of three Catholic churches on the island, along with
Sacred Heart Church and
St. Paul's Conversion Church.
Gallery
File:Queen of the Holy Rosary Church, Saba.jpg, Church tower
File:Entrance to Queen of the Holy Rosary Church, Saba.jpg, Church entrance
File:Side of Queen of the Holy Rosary Church, Saba.jpg, View of church from road behind
References
Roman Catholic churches in Saba (island)
Roman Catholic churches completed in 1962
20th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in the Netherlands
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