In shortNovena Church is free to enter and open daily from 6am to 10.30pm, at 300 Thomson Road. Checked November 2026.
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Duration
30 min
The take
The Church of St Alphonsus, popularly called Novena Church, is open daily from 6am to 10.30pm. Its Saturday novenas, which began in 1949, gave Novena its name. It's a working church, so check the Mass times before you wander in.
Good to know
Its Saturday novenas, begun in 1949, gave the area and the MRT station their name
The conserved 1950 church has a three-arch frontage beside a Gothic-style hall from 2017
Finding it: Church of St Alphonsus, 300 Thomson Road, Singapore 307653, at the Novena end of Balestier and Thomson Road
Hours checked November 2026
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