The St. Lawrence Church[1] (French: Église Saint-Laurent de Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni) is a religious building that serves as a parish church dependent on the Diocese of Cayenne (Dioecesis Caiennensis or Diocèse de Cayenne) which was created by pope Pius XII with the Bull "Qua sollicitudine" in 1956.
| St. Lawrence Church | |
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| Église Saint-Laurent de Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni | |
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| Location | Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni |
| Country |  French Guiana France |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic Church |
The temple follows the Roman or Latin rite, is located in the town of Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni,[2] French Guiana. The church is listed as a historic monument by a legal provision of 16 August 1995.[3]
It originated in the first chapel dedicated to St. Lawrence opened in 1958. The present church was renovated and reopened in 2006.
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- ^ Base Mérimée: Église Saint-Laurent de Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- ^ Jaffray, Roger (2012-01-30). La Compagnie générale transatlantique: armateur au cabotage : Antilles et Guyane, 1930-1992 (in French). SCITEP éditions. ISBN 9782954028002.
- ^ Phil. "Eglise de Saint Laurent du Maroni (Guyane) - Marie-Odile et Philippe". Marie-Odile et Philippe (in French). Retrieved 2016-06-09.