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History of Early Identities in Singapore: From ... 2012 - Page 68 "Insular Southeast Asia, of which Singapore may be said to be its nexus, did not allow it to be close-minded. ... In the Roman Catholic Church, Chinese syncretism appears in the form of novena
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Saturday. The total cost for building the New Church, the Pastoral Centre, the
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Fernandez Catechesis in the Archdiocese of Singapore: A Multiple Case Study ... - 2007 - Page 118 "The Church of St. Alphonsus is a Church of devotion dedicated to Our Lady of Perpetual Help and is administered by the Redemptories Congregation. It is popularly known as the Novena Church and
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Blessing and Opening of Novena Church was Celebrated by Archbishop William Goh on 25 October 2017.
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