St Francis Xavier Church [1864-????]
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Submitted by Herostratus on Sat, 2016-08-20 17:02
Current condition:
Demolished / No longer exists
Date Place completed:
c.1864-01-01 (Month, Day are approximate)
The chapel was replaced in 1864 by the Church of St. Francis Xavier. The church was built on a lot of land given by Sir Henry Pottinger on which no ground rent was paid. Cost was $3,000 raised exclusively in Manila.
A year later a subscription was launched to build nearby St Joseph's Hospital for the care of poor Chinese.
Source: The foundation of the Catholic mission in Hong Kong, 1841-1894 (Xia Qilong 1998 HKU)
St. Francis Xavier was the primary Catholic church for Chinese in Hong Kong. The English Catholics used St Josephs and the Portuguese the Cathedral
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