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St. Francis Xavier chapel [1846-1864]

Submitted by Herostratus on Sat, 08/20/2016 - 15:32

Completed January 1846 near the Wanchai Catholic Cemetery

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)