St. Francis Church | |
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His Holiness Francis Church | |
كنيسة القديس فرنسيس | |
24°31′51″N 54°24′22″E / 24.530933°N 54.406101°E | |
Location | Abrahamic Family House, Cultural District, Al Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi. |
Country | United Arab Emirates |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Website | www |
History | |
Founded | 2023 |
Architecture | |
Groundbreaking | 2019 |
Completed | 2023 |
Administration | |
Diocese | Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Arabia |
Deanery | United Arab Emirates |
Clergy | |
Bishop(s) | Msgr. Paolo Martinelli, OFM Cap. |
St. Francis Church (Arabic: كنيسة القديس فرنسيس) is a church on Saadiyat Island in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The church is part of the Abrahamic Family House, an interfaith complex that includes a mosque, a synagogue and a church, built with the aim of promoting Interfaith dialogue.[1] The church is named after St. Francis of Assisi.