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The oldest functioning Catholic church in Malaysia . Built in 1710 by the Portuguese descendants and comprising an architectural mix of the Oriental and Occidental. This church was build during the Dutch period and it is situated outside the administrative and trading centre of Old Dutch Melaka. There is a bell in the belfry dated 1608 manufactured in Goa, India which was taken from one of the churches that was burnt by the Dutch.

 

 
 
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