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Established
in
1923,
St.
Teresa's
Church
is
a
Catholic
church
built
during
the
time
of
Rev.
Giovanni
M.
Spada
(1867-
1950).
St
Teresaβs
Church
is
named
after
Saint
Thérèse
of
Lisieux
(1873-1897οΌwho
belonged
to
the
Carmelite
French
Paris
Lisieux
Convent.Β
She
joined
the
convent
when
she
was
only
15
and
died
at
the
age
of
24.
St
Teresaβs
Church
was
commissioned
on
23.4.1923.Β
In
1952,
the
St.
Teresaβs
Kindergarten
and
Primary
School
were
built.
The
Kowloon
Caritas
Centre
also
started
to
serve
the
community
residents
with
social
services
in
1967.
The
St.
Teresaβs
hospital,
a
comprehensive
modern
hospital
was
built
to
the
east
of
the
Church
by
the
Sisters
of
St.
Paul
de
Chartres.
Currently
the
church
organizes
eight
masses
on
Sunday
and
provides
a
wide
range
of
activities,
one
major
event
is
the
parade
of
holy
Mary.
It
also
has
a
few
subsidiary
centres.