| St. Francis of Assisi Church | |
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| Parokia San Francisco di Asis Sint Franciscus Kerk | |
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 St. Francis of Assisi Church | |
| 12°31′21″N70°02′06″W / 12.5224°N 70.0349°W /12.5224; -70.0349 | |
| Location | Oranjestad Aruba |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic Church |
TheSt. Francis of Assisi Church[1] (Papiamento:Parokia San Francisco di AsisDutch:Sint Franciscus Kerk) also alternatively calledPro Cathedral of St. Francis of Assisi is a religious building belonging to the Catholic Church and serves as the pro-cathedral or temporary cathedral in the city ofOranjestad,[2] on the Caribbean island ofAruba,[3] an autonomous country in the Kingdom of the Netherlands[4] in theLesser Antilles.
It is a church that follows the Roman or Latin rite and is within theDiocese of Willemstad (Dioecesis Gulielmopolitana). This is one of the most important churches in Aruba that was built in 1829[5] and offering religious services inPapiamento and English.
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