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Minor Basilica of St. Anne

Bukit Mertajam, Malaysia · built 1888

The Minor Basilica of St. Anne (Malay: Basilika Minor St. Anne, Punitha annamaal Tēvālayam) is a Roman Catholic church in Bukit Mertajam, Penang, Malaysia. It is one of the parishes in the Diocese of Penang. Its annual celebration of the feast of St Anne regularly attracts over 100,000 pilgrims from Malaysia and neighbouring countries including Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, the Philippines and Australia. The celebration lasts for 10 days, and includes the actual feast day on 26 July.

Church data from Wikidata (CC0). Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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