Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Singapore

Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
The statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary in front of the Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Hougang, Singapore.
Basic information
Location	1259 Upper Serangoon Road Singapore 534795
Affiliation	Roman Catholic
District	Archdiocese of Singapore
Website	http://nativitychurchsingapore.org

The Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Chinese: 圣母圣诞堂) is a Catholic church in Singapore. It is located at Upper Serangoon Road in the Hougang Planning Area, within Singapore's North-East Region.

The church was first founded in 1852 and constructed in 1901, and is the oldest Catholic church for the Teochew community in Serangoon.

The origins of this Catholic church can be traced to an attap (thatched roof) chapel that was built in 1853 on Upper Serangoon Road, its comprising mainly Teochew farmers living in Serangoon and Punggol. Subsequently, a brick chapel was built in the area and named St Mary's Church. Father Jean Casimir Saleilles, parish priest from 1881 to 1911, was responsible for building the present church in 1901.

Father Saleilles also helped to spread the Catholic faith to Johor. He founded the Church of Our Lady of Lourdes (Johor), later renamed the Church of the Immaculate Conception and subsequently designated a cathedral. His good relationship with Sultan Ibrahim of Johor let the Sultan to present the Church in Johor, as well as the Church of the Nativity in Singapore, each a statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The Church of the Nativity's statue still stands in front of the church building.