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St. Joseph's Seminary and Church 圣若瑟修院及圣堂Shèngruòsè Xiūyuàn Jí Shèngtáng
Classified heritage · Macau, Macau
- Time needed
- 30 minutes
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Macau
- Region
- Macau
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- Classified heritage
About St. Joseph's Seminary and Church
The seminary (Seminário de São José) was founded by the Jesuits in 1728, and the church (Igreja de São José) beside it, built in 1758, is one of the rare examples of Baroque architecture in China. The church has a Greek-cross plan under a dome 12.5 metres across and 19 metres high, lit by two rows of 16 small windows, and a side altar holds a bone relic of St Francis Xavier. The three-storey seminary building, with a Chinese-style sloping roof and an F-shaped plan, is not open to the public.
How to get to St. Joseph's Seminary and Church
Off St Augustine's Square, a short walk from Senado Square; the church is open to visitors but the seminary is not.
Nearby
- Historic Centre of Macau 澳门历史城区 under 10 km
Portuguese tiled squares, baroque churches and Chinese temples, a short walk apart - Tian Tan Buddha & Ngong Ping 天坛大佛与昂坪 40 km
A giant bronze Buddha on Lantau, reached by a 25-minute cable car ride
Also within 20 km: Dom Pedro V Theatre 岗顶剧院 (under 10 km), Sir Robert Ho Tung Library 何东图书馆 (under 10 km), St. Augustine's Square 岗顶前地 (under 10 km), Moosa Houses 穆萨家族房屋 (under 10 km), St. Augustine's Church 圣奥斯定教堂 (under 10 km), St. Lawrence's Church 圣老楞佐堂（风顺堂） (under 10 km).
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