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Visiting Chapel of Immaculate Conception

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I recently visited the Chapel of Immaculate Conception in Sungai Batu (Stone River). I was told that many miracles have taken place there. The chapel is isolated and difficult to get to. Luckily, members of a nearby church gave us direction to the location. I was unable to find the location of the chapel on Google but found a few blogs by others sharing their visit. For those of you who want to go the chapel, the coordinates are: 5.653000, 100.496000 The location on Google map: The chapel may be locked and you will need to call the caretaker (Mr. Francis – 013 4569984) to open it if you wish to pray. Note that the caretaker only understands Malay language. History of the chapel - found at the entrance of the chapel Based on the history, the chapel was originally built in 1935 by the estate management to cater for the needs of the Catholics there but was removed in 1981 by the government to make way for development. In 1987, one of the parishioner donated ...

St Anne's Church - Part 5 (Others)

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I have broken this post to 5 part to speed up the loading: Part 1 (Old Church) Part 2 (The Hill) Part 3 (Statues) Part 4 (New Church) Part 5 (Others) But always remember that this a holy place and give it the respect it deserves. You can also purchase souvenirs and prayer items here: Some shops are set up during the holy weekend to sell bottles, candles and prayer items. Note that there is also an ancient rock located on the premise:

St Anne's Church - Part 4 (New Church)

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I have broken this post to 5 part to speed up the loading: Part 1 (Old Church) Part 2 (The Hill) Part 3 (Statues) Part 4 (New Church) Part 5 (Others) But always remember that this a holy place and give it the respect it deserves. This are pictures from the new church:

St Anne's Church - Part 3 (Statues)

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I have broken this post to 5 part to speed up the loading: Part 1 (Old Church) Part 2 (The Hill) Part 3 (Statues) Part 4 (New Church) Part 5 (Others) But always remember that this a holy place and give it the respect it deserves. The following are statues built depicting the various stations of the cross (Crucifixion of Christ and his rising): There are notes written at each of the statues as shown here: Some of the other statues are here. I may have them in the wrong order: The resurrection: