Church of Saint Paul, Malacca

Saint Paul's Church
Malay: Gereja St. Paul
Religion
AffiliationChristianity (originally Roman Catholic, later Dutch Reformed, now a museum)
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusin ruins
Year consecrated1521
Location
LocationMalacca City, Malacca, Malaysia
Architecture
TypeChurch

Saint Paul's Church is a historic church building in Malacca City, Malaysia, that was originally built from 1566 to 1590.[1] It is the oldest European building east of India. It is located on the summit of St. Paul's Hill.

Every year, the church will be used for feast day mass on the first Saturday of December in honour of the feast day of St Francis Xavier. The tradition was started by a priest from the church of St francis Xavier Melaka since 1922.

  1. ^ Cardon, Fr. R.; Elkins, L. (1947). "The Old Church on The Malacca Hill". Journal of the Malayan Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society. 20 (1 (141)): 188–234. ISSN 2304-7550.