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  Cathedral of Saint Paul in Macau - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Cathedral of Saint Paul — informally known as Saint Paul's Cathedral (Chinese: 聗保祿大教堂, commonly known as "大三巴") — was a 16th-century cathedral in Macau, China dedicated to Saint Paul the apostle of Jesus.
With the decline in importance of Macau, which was overtaken as the main port for the Pearl River Delta by Hong Kong, the Cathedral's fortune's similarly ebbed, and it was destroyed by a fire during a typhoon in 1835.
Resisting calls for the dangerously leaning structure to be demolished; from 1990 to 1995 the ruins were excavated under the auspices of the Instituto Cultural de Macau, to study its historic past.
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 List of cathedrals Information - TextSheet.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
Cathedral of Saint Stephan, in Vienna (Roman Catholic)
Cathedral of the Incarnation, in Baltimore, Maryland (Episcopal)
Cathedral of the Advent, in Birmingham, Alabama (Episcopal)
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 St Paul [Definition]
Paul of Tarsus, or The Apostle Paul, originally called Saul of Tarsus -- one of the early leaders of the Christian Church The term Christian Church expresses the idea of Christianity (the Christian religion) seen in its role as an institution.
St Paul's Cathedral, Melbourne in Australia The Commonwealth of Australia is governed as a parliamentary constitutional monarchy.
Cathedral of Saint Peter and Saint Paul in Mdina, Malta The Republic of Malta is a small and densely populated island nation in southern Europe.
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 Macau - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Macau was first settled by the Portuguese in 1557.
Macau prospered as a port and was a subject of repeated attempts by the Dutch to conquer it in the 17th century.
Macau consists of a peninsula, and the islands of Taipa and Coloane.
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Basilica of St. Francis Xavier The Basilica of St. Francis Xavier is the Catholic parish for the residents of Saint Fran...
Cathedral Church of St Marie The Cathedral Church of St Marie is the spire.
Cathedral of St. George (Saskatoon) The Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral of St. George in Bishop of the Saskatoon Eparchy.
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 List of cathedrals   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
This is a list of cathedrals around the world, including both actual cathedrals (seats of bishops in episcopal denominations, such as Catholicism, Anglicanism, and Orthodoxy) and a few prominent churches from non-episcopal denominations that have the word "cathedral" in their names.
Cathedral of Saint Martin in Ypres (Roman Catholic)
Cathedral of the Divine Saviour, in Ostrava (Roman Catholic)
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 Wikinfo | Macau   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
The Macau Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China, shortened to Macau or Macao (馬交, Pinyin ma3 jiao1 ; known locally as 澳門, Pinyin ao4 men2), is a small city - island on the southern coast of China.
Macau comprises of a peninsula, and the islands of Taipa and Coloane.
Macau, is also the name of a commune in the Gironde département, in France.
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Cathedral of Saint Ägidius, in Graz (Roman Catholic)
Cathedral of Saint Mary, in Linz (Roman Catholic)
Cathedral of Saint Virgil and Saint Rupert, in Salzburg (Roman Catholic)
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 Macau   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
The Macau Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China, shortened to Macau or Macao (See), is a small peninsula on the southern coast of China.
Main article: History of Macau Macau was officially founded as a colony of Portugal in 1557 and recognized by the Chinese in 1670.
Main article: Demographics of Macau Considered as a "dependency", Macau is the most densely populated of the countries/dependencies in the world.
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 St Paul's Cathedral - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
St Paul's Cathedral is a cathedral on Ludgate Hill, in the City of London in London, and the seat of the Bishop of London.
The cathedral has a very substantial crypt holding over 200 memorials as well as the OBE Chapel and the Treasury, Christopher Wren was the first person to be interred (in 1723).
The first cathedral was destroyed by fire in 675 and the second was ransacked and then destroyed by Viking forces in 962.
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 Macau - free-definition   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
The Macau Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China, shortened to Macau or Macao (See Names), is a small territory on the southern coast of China.
Macau was officially founded as a colony of Portugal in 1557 and recognized by the Chinese in 1670.
Macau's economy is based largely on tourism, including gambling, and textile and fireworks manufacturing.
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 Macau   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
The Macau Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China, shortened to Macau or Macao (See #Names), is a small city - island on the southern coast of China.
The name " Macau " (馬交 Cantonese : Magau) is thought to be derived from " Mage Temple" (媽閣廟 Cantonese: Magok), a still existing landmark built in 1448 dedicated to the goddess Matsu.
Macau 's economy is based largely on tourism, including gambling, and textile and fireworks manufacturing.
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 China Travel Net   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
This spectacular facade, perched atop one of the island's seven hills, is the symbol of Macau and an image which was projected throughout China leading up to the hand over in December 1999.
Paul's Cathedral was first built in the 17th Century, the design of an Italian Jesuit and the work of Japanese Christians.
Behind the facade is Saint Paul's Museum which houses various religious relics and artifacts including the tomb of the Jesuit monk who designed the Cathedral and is credited with introducing Christianity to Japan.
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Malolos Cathedral (Roman Catholic) in Malolos, Bulacan ;
Infanta Cathedral (Roman Catholic) in Infanta, Quezon ;
Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral (Roman Catholic) in Cebu ;
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 Macau - InformationBlast
The Macau Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China, shortened to Macau or Macao (See Names), is a small peninsula on the southern coast of China.
Macau is also known as Haojing'ao (壕鏡澳"Trench-mirror Inlet"), Xiangshan'ao (香山澳 "Frangrant-mountain Inlet"), and Liandao (蓮島 "Lotus Island").
Considered as a "dependency", Macau is the most densely populated of the countries/dependencies in the world.
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 macau   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
Macau's pleasures are relaxed and laidback, architectural and atmospheric: narrow cobbled alleys, grand baroque churches, balconied colonial mansions, open plazas and Mediterranean-style cafes filled with palm-readers, caged birds and pipe-smokers.
The Italian-designed hilltop cathedral was built by Japanese Christian exiles in the early 17th century, and even in ruins its grandiose scale is a stunning reminder of Macau's glorious past.
The cathedral was all-but destroyed by fire during a disastrous typhoon in 1835, which spared only the screen-like facade, mosaic floor and 66-step approach.
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 Macau Topic Center - Travel to China   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
Macau Law Macau law is broadly based on PortugalPortuguese law, and therefore part of the civil law tradition of continental European legal systems.
Macau Security Force On December 20, 1999, the various police force branches of Macau, under the jurisdiction of Security and Justice departments, with the excep...
University of Macau The University of Macau (Universidade de Macau, 澳門大學, formerly known as University of East Asia), was established in 198
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Minneapolis-St. Paul International is one of the busiest airports in the world, with more than a half million takeoffs and landings each year.
Paul, MN homepage is an interactive guide to academic offerings and information about campus life, alumni affairs, sports, news, events and employment.
Paul Peterson talented multi-instrumentalist, member of the TIME and the Family who has performed with and produced many of todays top musical acts, protege of the artist, FKA Prince.
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 Ruins of St. Paul's Cathedral : Pictures and Travel Information - China Travel Attraction
In fact, the ruins of St. Paul's are still impressive and inspiring despite this destruction, perhaps even more so as a result of the devastation.
The facade depicts various scenes from Christianity, harmoniously combining the style which is the epitome of Macau- a combination of renaissance and oriental art and design.
Behind the facade is Saint Paul's Museum which houses various religious relics and artifacts including the tomb of the Jesuit monk who designed the Cathedral and is accredited with introducing Christianity to Japan.
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 MACAU
Macau was the first western trading post in the Far East and it was here that the first western-style university was established—the College of St. Paul.
Macau is dotted with countless gardens and parks, which are excellent tourist attractions as well as leisure and exercise space for locals.
Macau is scheduled to revert to Chinese administration on 20 December 1999.
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 saint andrew   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
Notre-Dame d'Amiens, in Amiens (Roman Catholic) Cathédrale Saint -Trophime, in Arles (Roman Catholic) Cathédrale Saint -Sauveur, in Aix-en-Provence (Roman Catholic)...
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Saint Paul, Texas St. Paul is the name of some places in the U.S. state of Texas : Saint Paul, Collin County, Texas Saint Paul, San...
Saint Paul, San Patricio County, Texas St. Paul is a town located in San Patricio County, Texas.
Saint Paul Saint Paul is a Christian saint who has lent his name to a number of places and things: Paul of Tarsus - the original Saint Paul Saint...
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 Language School Explorer - Information about Jesuit
Saint Ignatius of Loyola is the founder of the Society of Jesus.
Pope Paul III gave them a commendation, and permitted them to be ordained priests.
In Latin America, Jesuits have had significant influence in the development of liberation theology, a movement of which Pope John Paul II condemned several fundamental aspects.
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Cathedral of Saint Martin in Utrecht (Roman Catholic) - partly destroyed,
Paul's Cathedral, in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin (Episcopal)
Cathedral of St. Paul, in St. Paul, Minnesota (Roman Catholic)
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 St Anthony Church (Sao Antonio) - Macau Tourism and City Guide   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
Saint Anthony Church is consider to be the very first church of Macau.
Sometime in Macau history the Saint was entrusted with the government of Macau during his feast day.
Accordingly the statue of the saint was carried on platform by a regiment of soldiers.
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 List of cathedrals   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
This is a list of cathedrals around the world, including both actual cathedral s (seats of bishop s in episcopal denominations, such as Catholicism, Anglicanism, and Orthodoxy) and a few prominent church es from non-episcopal denominations that have the word "cathedral" in their names.
Saint Peter and Saint Paul, in Ennis, Co. Clare (Roman Catholic)
Saint Fachtnan, in Kilfenora, Co. Clare (Church of Ireland)
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 Hadley-Ives pictures of Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau
In Macau you can spend three days walking around the city getting to know its streets, its parks, the historic forts, temples, and churches.
Paul and Virginia posing on a hike we took in 1991.
Detail of Saint Paul Cathedral constructed partly by Japanese Christian refugees after the massacres of Christians in Japan.
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