Heavenly Queen Temple (Melbourne)
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Taoism |
| Deity | Mazu |
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| Geographic coordinates | 37°47′55″S 144°54′51″E / 37.7987°S 144.9142°E |
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| Traditional Chinese | 天后宮 | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | Heavenly Queen Palace | ||||||||
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The statue of Mazu
The Heavenly Queen Temple[1][2] is a temple dedicated to Mazu or Tian Shang Sheng Mu (天上聖母), Chinese Goddess of Sea and Patron Deity of fishermen, sailors and any occupations related to sea/ocean, also regarded as Ancestral Deity for Lim (林) Clan. The temple is located in the Melbourne suburb of Footscray and overlooks the Maribyrnong River. It is Australia's largest Taoist temple and includes a 50-foot (15 m) statue of Mazu imported from Nanjing, China. The main hall opened to the public in 2015, but construction of the temple complex continued until 2020 with two additional halls completed.[3]
Heavenly Queen temple, Footscray, Vic, Australia
See also[]
- A-Ma Temple, Macau
- Ma-Cho Temple, Philippines
- List of Mazu temples around the world
- Qianliyan & Shunfeng'er
- Tin Hau temples in Hong Kong
References[]
- ^ "Welcome to the Heavenly Queen Temple", Former official site, Melbourne: Heavenly Queen Temple, 2009
{{citation}}: Check|archiveurl=value (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link). - ^ "About Us", Official site, Melbourne: Heavenly Queen Temple, 2016.
- ^ Green, Derek (30 May 2015), "The Queen's Birthday", The Westsider, Melbourne.
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Categories:
- Temples in Australia
- Temples of Mazu