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The church was rebuilt in 1825, form the magnificent and majestic, spacious interior vast, the marble altar with a statue of Jesus bear the cross. Annual church parade icon of the suffering of Jesus.

Legend of Saint Augustine Church on diverse, said that when the statue was taken to the church who is responsible for the cathedral, it will magically return to the altar of St Augustine';s Church. Therefore, the statues are still placed in the position.

16th century, when Western missionaries began to preach in Macau, they built several churches, the Chinese at the time the eyes of religious buildings known as the "Temple." In the land of Saint Augustine before Gangding church, first built a very simple, whenever it rains, the clerics leaves covering the roof with Saw Palmetto to shelter, flying leaves in Chinese eyes, that is reminiscent of the dragon to be fluttering, so to the Chapel as the "Dragon Temple to be" sound and then turn said in Cantonese "Long Song Temple" or "dragon temple", and therefore the church is located at the side of the street known as tarragon Street.

From the time of the "temple" to after "church", reflecting the blend of Western and Chinese Macao, but also across each corner.

Opening of Macao, the Western missionaries spread of Macau to China as the first base, soMacau, known as the "City of the Holy Name." Missionaries living in Macau from Portugal, Spain, Italy and other countries, they are mostly at the Lusophone mass or English, Yi Yin Macao residents should be preaching in Cantonese, and St. Augustine Church is the first English sermon the church.

Parade suffering Jesus statue

Activities: Macau since the 16th century since the establishment of the Macao Diocese, has been heir to that tradition. Parade lasted two days. The first day, the suffering of Jesus carrying the Cross from the solemn statue of Saint Augustine Church Dom Pedro V starting to be welcomed to the Cathedral, icons remain in the Cathedral of accepting the ordinationPrayer. The next day, the suffering of Jesus by the priests who carried the icon of travel, and then returned to St. Augustine Church. The suffering of Jesus Catholic Church as the parade is the important festival in Macao, one of the activities.

Time: February 12 -2 13

Sri Lanka';s Church St. and is given by the Italian Catholic Church of Sri Lanka, in 1586 when the construction mission to Australia after three years of all people owned by Portugal. Is the one of the oldest churches in Macau, Macau is also the first English missionary church.

This spot was in July 2005 on the World Heritage as a World Heritage jobs involving China.

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Dom Pedro V to II in the former.

Bus up to 18 Road.

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Opening Hours: 10 am to 6 pm