List of cemeteries in Macau

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Old Protestant Cemetery

Macau Peninsula[]

Land for cemeteries on mainland or peninsula were made available to the Europeans only.

  • Old Protestant Cemetery
  • - Saint Michael the Archangel Cemetery is the largest Catholic cemetery in Macau
  • New Mong Há Cemetery
  • Parsee Cemetery - established in 1822[1]
  • Macau Mosque and Cemetery (Mesquita e Cemiterio de Macau) - the only mosque and burial site of Macau's Muslim population
  • (Our Lady of Sorrows Cemetery) - Catholic Cemetery

Coloane and Taipa[]

The cemeteries on Coloane and Taipa were used by the Chinese of Macau. Some cemeteries have a view of sea, something desired by the Chinese.

Colonae

  • - small cemetery located on the southern end of Coloane
  • - small cemetery on the southern end of Coloane
  • - small cemetery located on the southern end of Coloane

Taipa

  • - cemetery located on Taipa across from Edifício do Lago.
  • (United Chinese Cemetery) - one of the largest cemeteries in Macau and used by Macau's Chinese of Confucian, Taoist and Buddhist faiths; located on the northern foot of the Taipa Grande Hill.

Temples and Altars[]

For Chinese in Macau, the ashes of the deceased are not interred in cemeteries, but often placed in altars at various Buddhist temples throughout Macau.

References[]

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