The St. Paul's Conversion Church is a religious building belonging to the
Catholic Church
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located in the town of
Windwardside on the
Caribbean island
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of
Saba
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Places
* Saba (island), an island of the Netherlands located in the Caribbean Sea
* Sabá, a municipality in the department of Colón, Honduras
* Șaba or Șaba-Târg, the Romanian name for Shabo, a village in Ukraine
* Saba, ...
, a dependent territory with the status of special municipality of the
Kingdom of the Netherlands
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. It is one of three Catholic churches on the island, along with
Sacred Heart Church and
Holy Rosary Church.
History
The church was constructed of stone in 1859 and 1860 under the supervision of Fr. Manuel Romero from
Venezuela
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, making it the oldest Catholic church on the island.
Gallery
St. Paul's Conversion Church with Town Cemetery (6550027219).jpg
De Church of St Pauls Conversion in Windwardside op Saba, Bestanddeelnr 252-8264.jpg
De begraafplaats van de Church of St Paul Conversion in Windwardside op Saba, Bestanddeelnr 252-8256.jpg
Saba RC Church at Windwardside straat met Rooms-katholieke kerk in Windwards, Bestanddeelnr 935-1468.jpg
Rooms-Katholieke kerk N23, voorgevel - 20651902 - RCE.jpg
References
External links
Official Facebook
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Roman Catholic churches in Saba (island)
Buildings and structures in Saba (island)
Roman Catholic churches completed in 1860
19th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in the Netherlands