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The Church of Saint Alphonsus, or Novena Church as it is more popularly known, is a Catholic church in Singapore located at 300 Thomson Road. It is not a parish church and is under the care of the Redemptorists. [5] The name Novena Church refers to the novena prayer devotion, [6] [7] for which this church is famous.
Novena Church in the evening. Novena and its associated roads, buildings and Mass Rapid Transit station are named after Novena Church (canonically the Church of Saint Alphonsus Liguori) located in the area. [4] Balestier Road was named after Joseph Balestier, an American diplomat who served in Singapore in the 1800s. [5]
The church had reportedly been seeking to purchase the property for several decades as a "potential expansion to the Church activities." On 10 February 1992, the church received approval from the authorities to use the building as a hostel. It was gazetted for conservation by the Urban Redevelopment Authority on 19 May 2003. [1]
One notable incident involving the church was a burglary on 17 May 1999 that resulted in the theft of $50,000 from the church's safe. [3] This money consisted of the church's weekend collection, money for additional church expenses, and donations from a special religious celebration held on the Thursday prior to the burglary.
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In 1885, the Catholic Church was incorporated as a legal entity. For hospital staffer Galarrita, 45, who has been in Singapore for 17 years, the papal mass is a gift as it's happening on her birthday.
The Archbishop of Chicago, Cardinal George Mundelein gave an Imprimatur for the Perpetual Help novena in the Polish language on New Year's Eve 1934. The Archbishop of San Francisco John Joseph Mitty gave his license on 26 August 1941 on a re-print of the original 1927 Portland version.