Mary Star of the Sea Church, Simpson Bay
Church in Sint Maarten, Netherlands
18°02′19″N 63°05′50″W / 18.0387°N 63.0973°W / 18.0387; -63.0973The Mary Star of the Sea Church[1] (Dutch: Maria Sterre der Zee kerk) is a religious building of the Catholic Church[2] located in the town of Simpson Bay in St. Maarten[3] in the Dutch part of the Caribbean island of St. Martin[4] in the Lesser Antilles, a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
It is a temple that follows the Roman or Latin rite and depends on the Catholic Diocese of Willemstad based on the island of Curacao. All Masses are offered in English.
Its history dates back to 1897 when it began as a small chapel, which was later replaced by the need for a larger building and this church was dedicated to St. Mary Star of the Sea in 1965.[5]
See also
- Roman Catholicism in Sint Maarten
- Mary Star of the Sea
References
- ^ Divineword.org Archived 2016-04-22 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Fun in St. Martin. Fodor's Travel Guides. 1985-01-01. ISBN 9780679011804.
- ^ "Church of Mary, Star of the Sea, Simpson Bay, Sint Maarten". www.gcatholic.org. Retrieved 2016-04-04.
- ^ Co, Lakeside Publishing (1981-09-01). Cruise Travel. Lakeside Publishing Co.
- ^ "History". www.catholicchurchsxm.org. Retrieved 2016-04-04.
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