The Sacred Heart Church () is a religious building belonging to the Catholic Church and is located in the town of
The Bottom
The Bottom (formerly ''Botte'') is the capital and largest town of the island of Saba (island), Saba, the Caribbean Netherlands. It is the first stop on the way from Saba's Port in Fort Bay towards the rest of the island. In 2001, it had 462 in ...
, capital of the Caribbean island of
Saba
Saba may refer to:
Places
* Saba (island), an island of the Netherlands located in the Caribbean Sea
* Sabá, a municipality in the department of Colón, Honduras
* Șaba or Șaba-Târg, the Romanian name for Shabo, a village in Ukraine
* Saba, ...
a dependent territory that has the status of special municipality of the
Kingdom of the Netherlands
The Kingdom of the Netherlands (, ;, , ), commonly known simply as the Netherlands, is a sovereign state consisting of a collection of constituent territories united under the monarch of the Netherlands, who functions as head of state. The re ...
in the Caribbean Sea or sea of the Antilles.
It was founded in 1877 as a community being formally dedicated on 19 March 1935 by the priest Norbertus Groen.
Follow the Roman or Latin rite and depends on the
Catholic Diocese of Willemstad based on the island of
Curacao. This is one of the three Catholic churches located on the island, the others being the
It is one of three Catholic churches on the island, along with
St. Paul's Conversion Church in
Windwardside and the
Holy Rosary Church (''Heilige Rozenkranskerk'') in the village of
Hell's Gate Hells Gate, Hell's Gate, Hell Gate or Hells Gates may refer to:
Places
Africa
* Hell's Gate National Park, Kenya
Antarctica
* Hells Gate (Antarctica), Victoria Land
* Hells Gate Moraine, Victoria Land
Asia
* Nyalam Town, Tibet
* A location in N ...
.
See also
*
Roman Catholicism in Saba
*
Sacred Heart Church (disambiguation) Sacred Heart Church or Sacred Heart Catholic Church or variations may refer to:
Albania
* Sacred Heart Church (Tirana)
Australia
* Sacred Heart Church, Hindmarsh, Adelaide, South Australia
Austria
* Herz-Jesu-Kirche (Church of the Sacred Heart o ...
References
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Roman Catholic churches in Saba (island)
Buildings and structures in The Bottom
Roman Catholic churches completed in 1935
20th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in the Netherlands