St. Francis Xavier Church, Malacca

Church of St Francis Xavier, Malacca (9 July, 2005)


St. Francis Xavier Church (GPS: 2.1953, 102.25059) along Jalan Laksamana, formerly Riverside, in Malacca was completed in 1856 on the site of an old Portuguese church by a French priest, Father Farvé.

Construction started in 1849. The twin-spired Gothic church was named after the famous Catholic missionary who visited Malacca on several occasions from 1545 to 1552, on his way to the Far East.

St Francis Xavier's Church is on the Map of Churches in Malacca

St Francis Xavier's Church is on the Map of Malacca

Church of St Francis Xavier (9 July, 2005)


Front porch of Church of St Francis Xavier (9 July, 2005)


Statue of Mother Mary with the Infant Jesus at the Church of St Francis Xavier (9 July, 2005)

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