List of cemeteries in Macau

Old Protestant Cemetery
Muslim Cemetery

Macau Peninsula

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

  • Old Protestant Cemetery
  • Cemitério São Miguel Arcanjo - Saint Michael the Archangel Cemetery is the largest Catholic cemetery in Macau
  • Cemitério Novo de Mong Há New Mong Há Cemetery
  • Cemitério dos Parses 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
  • Cemiterio De Nossa Senhora Da Piedade (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

  • Cemitério Hac Sa - small cemetery located on the southern end of Coloane
  • Cemiterio Sun I - small cemetery on the southern end of Coloane
  • Cemiterio Unido das Associacoes de Coloane - small cemetery located on the southern end of Coloane

Taipa

  • Cemiterio Municipal da Taipa - cemetery located on Taipa across from the University of Macau
  • Cemiterio de Budista (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 Big Taipa 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

  1. ↑ http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/parsi-communities-ii-in-calcutta
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