Holy Rosary Church, Bangkok

Holy Rosary Church
Kalawar Church
วัดแม่พระลูกประคำ (กาลหว่าร์)
Holy Rosary Church in June 2023
Holy Rosary Church is located in Bangkok
Holy Rosary Church
Holy Rosary Church
Location within Bangkok
13°43′53″N 100°30′49″E / 13.73139°N 100.51361°E / 13.73139; 100.51361
LocationBangkok
CountryThailand
DenominationCatholic
Websiterosary.catholic.or.th
History
StatusParish church
Founded1787 (1787)
EventsRebuilt in 1838 & 1897
Architecture
Architect(s)Father Desalles
StyleGothic Revival
Years built1891–97
Construction cost77,000 baht
Administration
ArchdioceseBangkok

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.