Partial view of the Ruins of Saint Paul's Church, are the ruins of a 17th-century Catholic religious complex in Santo António, Macau, China
The Ruins of Saint Paul's Church, are the ruins of a 17th-century Catholic religious complex in Santo António, Macau, China, they include what was originally St. Paul's College and the Church of St. Paul also known as "Mater Dei", a 17th-century Portuguese church dedicated to Saint Paul the Apostle, today, the ruins are one of Macau's best known landmarks and one of the Seven Wonders of Portuguese Origin in the World, in 2005, they were officially listed as part of the Historic Centre of Macau, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, built from 1602 to 1640 by the Jesuits, during the time in which Portugal and Spain were under the same crown, the church was one of the largest Catholic churches in Asia at the time, it was destroyed by a fire during a typhoon on 26 January 1835
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Location: Macau, China
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