St Anthony's Church Macau — Attraction in Santo António

St. Anthony's is a Catholic church and UNESCO World Heritage attraction located on Rua de Santo Antonio, just across from Camoes Square and Park. This is a less frequently visited area of the Historic Centre of Macau, where you can escape crowds of Senado Square and the Ruins of St. Paul.

St. Anthony's Church is one of the oldest in Macau being originally built around 1560. Reconstructed numerous times over the centuries, it lacks the traditional Portuguese and colourful appearance of churches like St. Dominics, St. Augustine and St. Lawrence.

The present church was build in 1930 and features a simple neo-classical style facade and single tower, which in many ways looks quite similar to Cathedral, near Senado Square. The interior of the church, staying true to form for Portuguese colonial buildings, is quite modest yet the altar area offers a splash of baroque style and grace that is nice to see.

Again like Cathedral, there is a neat fountain just outside St. Anthony Church. There are also other World Heritage attractions, Casa Garden and the Protestant Cemetery just across the street. This is also where you find the entrance to Camoes Gardens and Grotto.

Overall, St. Anthony's is not one of the more popular church visits in Macau. The location is a bit isolated being the northern most of the World Heritage area. However, there are never crowds here, allowing you much more relaxed visits compared to what you can expect at Senado Square and the Ruin's of St. Paul. This is why we like spending time here.

Note: If you are making a day trip to Macau only, you might not have time to squeeze St. Anthony's into your itinerary. However, if making an overnight or multiple night stay and targeting the World Heritage attractions, it is worth fitting St. Anthony's and other attractions found at this area of city centre into...

One of the three oldest Roman Catholic churches in Macau and one of the UNESCO World Cultural Heritages. Now the parish is being run by the Koreans in Cantonese. There is Korean Mass every Saturday afternoon. Of course, like the other parishes in Macau, this parish is mainly...

聖安多尼堂（葡萄牙語：Igreja de Santo António）位於白鴿巢前地南面，為澳門三大古教堂之一，亦為「澳門歷史城區」一部份。

聖安多尼成為了「婚姻主保」，很多澳門人及葡國人也因而選擇在聖安多尼堂舉行婚禮。由於外國婚禮多數以鮮花裝飾，故聖堂時常出現一片花海，因此華人亦稱之為「花王堂」。

聖安多尼堂區服務的範圍，包括聖安多尼堂區的新橋、沙梨頭、白鴿巢公園（賈梅士花園）、大三巴牌坊和大炮台。

聖安多尼教堂初建於1560年，原是用茅草和竹棚搭建而成的。直至1638年，方改以石頭重新興建。其後在1810年和1874年進行過兩次重修，1930年才形成今日的外觀和規模。另外，教堂亦供奉了曾於澳門學習神學的韓國第一位聖人聖金大建(St. Andrew Kim)。

教堂雖屢遭火劫。1874年9月22日甲戌風災，聖堂被雷電擊中起火，但其火光卻引導了海上的居民上岸，故教堂每年都會慶祝「天災節」，以紀念這事跡。

教堂兩層的頂部都有古典式的三角楣，而正中有一個壁龕，內裡放了里斯本聖安多尼像。而教堂的正面則為對稱的主題，左方接有三層高的鐘樓。

教堂奉聖安多尼（Saint Anthony，1195年8月15日－1231年6月13日）為主保。聖安多尼是出生於葡萄牙的聖人，以助人尋找失物見稱，很多天主教徒若遇到失竊，都會向他救助。後來，人們不只希望他幫助尋找失物，更希望他幫助尋找伴侶，於是聖安多尼也成為了「婚姻主保」。

聖安多尼生於葡萄牙里斯本一個貴族家庭，父親馬爾定·步雄及母親德肋撒·達衛辣都是葡國望族後裔。安多尼在受洗取名福爾南多（Fernando de Bulhões）。15歲加入「聖奧斯定會」，晉陞鐸品後轉到阿里伐賚城的「方濟各會」，易名安多尼，是他所駐修院的名稱，度祈禱、赤貧、謙卑的生活。

因學識廣博而被委派作巡迴講道，先後到義大利及法國各處傳揚天主的道理，被譽為「聖經的活庫」（jewel case of the...