The Aquinas College Chapel, formally known as the Chapel of St Thomas Aquinas, is a heritage-listed building located on the Aquinas College property in , in the city of Perth, Western Australia. The building is owned by the Christian Brothers as part of the Aquinas College property.

History

The chapel was officially opened on 12 August 1966. The single-storey stone and concrete chapel was listed of the permanent register of heritage places by the

Heritage Council of Western Australia The Heritage Council of Western Australia is the Government of Western Australia agency created to identify, conserve and promote places of cultural heritage significance in the state. Prior to its creation, considerable variance in policy and p ...

on 17 December 2010.Heritage Council of Western Australia
The Chapel was one of the first Catholic buildings constructed in Western Australia in response to the impact of liturgical changes arising from the

Second Vatican Council The Second Ecumenical Council of the Vatican, commonly known as the or , was the 21st and most recent ecumenical council of the Catholic Church. The council met each autumn from 1962 to 1965 in St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City for session ...

, with the Chapel's form and plan implementing the Council’s theological emphases on inclusiveness in worship. Completed in the Late Twentieth Century Organic architectural style, the Chapel features innovative use of traditional materials and a curved form and design to complement its natural setting. Materials included the rare use of red stone, which had a limited distribution and is no longer quarried.

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