Immaculate Conception Church, Bangkok

Its name Immaculate Conception comes from the Catholic belief that by the will of God the Virgin Mary was conceived free from original sin.

Bangkok, at that time, was still a transit port along the Chao Phraya river on the way to Ayutthaya.

In 1674, during the Ayutthaya era, King Narai the Great granted land in Bangkok to the Portuguese community to build the Church of Immaculate Conception.

During the building of the church the city of Ayutthaya was captured by the Burmese and this halted progression for a while however construction soon continued.

During the Bangkok era King Rama I invited the Portuguese traders to return in order to stimulate the economy and the church was rebuilt in 1785.