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Heavenly Queen Temple
Religion
AffiliationTaoism
DeityMazu
Location
Geographic coordinates37°47′55″S 144°54′51″E / 37.7987°S 144.9142°E / -37.7987; 144.9142
Heavenly Queen Temple
Traditional Chinese天后宮
Literal meaningHeavenly Queen Palace
The statue of Mazu

The Heavenly Queen Temple,[1][2] in Footscray, a neighborhood of Maribyrnong, Melbourne, Australia, is a temple to the Chinese sea-goddess Mazu, the deified form of the 10th-century Fujianese girl Lin Moniang. It is Australia's largest Taoist temple and includes a 50-foot (15 m) statue of Mazu imported from Nanjing, China. Construction on the temple complex site was due to continue until 2019, but the main hall opened to the public in 2015.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Welcome to the Heavenly Queen Temple", Former official site, Melbourne: Heavenly Queen Temple, 2009 {{citation}}: Check |archiveurl= value (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link).
  2. ^ "About Us", Official site, Melbourne: Heavenly Queen Temple, 2016.
  3. ^ Green, Derek (30 May 2015), "The Queen's Birthday", The Westsider, Melbourne{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link).

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