St. Augustine's Square - Macau - China
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St. Augustine's SquareThe original church was built by Spanish Augustinian friars in 1586 and taken over by the Portuguese three years later. The present building dates from 1814 and has a spacious interior with three aisles separated by colonnades. The marble-clad high altar contains a statue of Christ carrying the cross. When the Augustinians were expelled in 1712, the Passos procession was cancelled. It was a time of food shortage and the local Chinese associated the two events. They asked that ""the man with the cross"" walk the streets again and when the Church agreed the shortage ended.
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St. Augustine's Square - Macau - China can be found in the following categories:
Landmark Location: China: Macau
Landmark Type: Churches and Cathedrals
Landmark Type: Squares
Landmark Type: Statues and Monuments
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