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St. Peter's Church in Melaka
was built in the early 1700s by descendants of the
Portuguese settlers who have since called this place
their home. This place of worship is located along Jalan
Bendahara and it has specially designed stained-glass
windows, old tombstones and an unique bell cast in Goa.
The Saint Peter's Church is
usually packed with devotes during the Good Friday and
Easter Sunday celebrations and the San Pedro feast to
honor the patron saint of the fishing community is held
here every year in the month of June and Catholics from
all over Malaysia come here to celebrate these joyous
occasions. Up till now, the grand Portuguese church in
Macau is still associated with this oldest functioning
Catholic church in Malaysia.
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