The St. Mary Help of Christians Church or simply Sanaa Catholic church is a religious building that is located in the city of

Sanaa Sanaa ( ar, صَنْعَاء, ' , Yemeni Arabic: ; Old South Arabian: 𐩮𐩬𐩲𐩥 ''Ṣnʿw''), also spelled Sana'a or Sana, is the capital and largest city in Yemen and the centre of Sanaa Governorate. The city is not part of the Gover ...

, the capital of the Asian country of

Yemen Yemen (; ar, ٱلْيَمَن, al-Yaman), officially the Republic of Yemen,, ) is a country in Western Asia. It is situated on the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula, and borders Saudi Arabia to the Saudi Arabia–Yemen border, north and ...

. The church follows the Roman Catholic or Latin rite and depends on the Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Arabia formerly known as Apostolic Vicariate of Aden, but name change under

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in 2011 with the decree ''"Bonum animarum"'' of the congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples (''Congregatio pro gentium evangelizatione''). This is one of the 4 Catholic parish churches in that nation, the others being dedicated to

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( Aden), Sacred Heart of Jesus ( Hodeidah) and St. Therese of the Child Jesus (

Taiz Taiz ( ar, تَعِزّ, Taʿizz) is a city in southwestern Yemen. It is located in the Yemeni Highlands, near the port city of Mocha on the Red Sea, at an elevation of about above sea level. It is the capital of Taiz Governorate. With a popula ...

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Roman Catholic churches in Yemen Buildings and structures in Sanaa Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Arabia Catholic Church in the Arabian Peninsula {{RC-church-stub

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