St. Nicholas Church — Attraction in Phitsanulok Province

The Catholic Mission at Phitsanulok was started in 1671 with 20 Chinese Catholics. A chapel and hospital were built, but burned in the Burmese War. The church was rebuilt in 1920. During the Indo-China war in 1930 the church was closed. Mission activities began again in 1941 when the present church and a school were built. A new St. Nicholas School was built in 2004. English Mass for foreign Catholics also began in 2004. Started on a bi-monthly basis, the English Mass...

I love going to this church in Phisanulok. A mass in English is offered every Sunday. There is an active participation of foreign Catholics especially the Filipino community. The problem is lack of public transportation. If you don't have your own vehicle, you need to hire taxi or the...

The church covered a relatively large area, and it was clean and neat around the buildings. Unfortunately can't say much about the church itself as it was closed when I visited the place. But otherwise everything looked good, so let's try again at...