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Motael Church

Dili Municipality, Timor-Leste

The Church of Santo António de Motael (Igreja de Santo António de Motael) is the oldest Roman Catholic church in Timor-Leste and is located in Dili, the country's capital city. It is dedicated to Anthony of Padua (Santo António de Lisboa in Portuguese). While the first church at this location was built around 1800, the current building dates back to 1955.

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

Other churches in Timor-Leste