Cathedral Square Macau

The Cathedral square in front of the Cathedral of Macau has a very long history. The Cathedral square together with the church was first built in 1576.

In 1849, local catholic parishioners collected donations to rebuild the Cathedral of Macau and the Cathedral square where a huge stone cross was erected.

A year later, on 14 February 1850, the then Bishop Jeronimo Jose da Mata, consecrated the church and administered the first Holy Mass. Ever since the Cathedral square has become the open air living room of Macau residents.

The Cathedral square has recently been refurbished and is becoming a great attraction to both residents and visitors. It has the only classical fountain in Macau.

The Cathedral square has reinstalled the former stone cross that was standing here for centuries. Fittingly the new cross was done and assembled in Fujian China.

The Cathedral is built on the site of the first church of Our Lady of Hope of St. Lazarus. That church was the mother church of the Macau diocese which then included the religious provinces of China, Japan, Korea and other islands adjacent to China.

Three women generations in the Cathedral square.

Detail of the fountain of the Cathedral square.