via The Rakyat Post, 24 December 2020: A listicle of Malaysia’s oldest churches, with the oldest being St Paul’s Church in Malacca, dating to 1521.
The iconic ruins of the St. Paul’s Church stand on top of the St. Paul’s Hill in Melaka and is said to also be the site of the former Sultan Melaka’s palace.
It was originally a chapel built by the Portuguese in 1521 and had several names throughout the years like “Our Lady of the Hill” and the “Church of the Mother of God”. When the Dutch came to Melaka in the 1600s, the building was renamed as the St. Paul’s Church.
The church had also been the temporary burial site of St. Francis Xavier, whose armless statue still stands on top of the hill till this day.
Source: 9 Spectacular & Historic Churches & Cathedrals in Malaysia | TRP
