Holy Rosary Church | |
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Kalawar Church | |
วัดแม่พระลูกประคำ (กาลหว่าร์) | |
13°43′53″N 100°30′49″E / 13.73139°N 100.51361°E | |
Location | Bangkok |
Country | Thailand |
Denomination | Catholic |
Website | rosary |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Founded | 1787 |
Events | Rebuilt in 1838 & 1897 |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | Father Desalles |
Style | Gothic Revival |
Years built | 1891–97 |
Construction cost | 77,000 baht |
Administration | |
Archdiocese | Bangkok |
The Holy Rosary Church (Thai: วัดแม่พระลูกประคำ, pronounced [wát mɛ̂ː pʰráʔ lûːk prā.kʰām]), also known as Kalawar Church (โบสถ์กาลหว่าร์, [bòːt kāːlāwàː]; from Portuguese: Calvario), is a Roman Catholic church in Bangkok. It is located in Samphanthawong District, on the eastern bank of the Chao Phraya River. The history of the church dates to 1769, when a group of Portuguese Catholics resettled in the area after the fall of Ayutthaya; the current church building, in Gothic Revival style, was built in 1891–97 on the site of two previous structures.