澳門媽祖信仰的形成時間大致可確定在明景泰三年（1452）至天順二年（1458）之 間，但其信仰圈應是清康熙、乾隆之際形成的。澳門媽閣廟曾在明萬曆三十三年（1605）、崇禎 二年（1629）、清乾隆十六年（1751）以前、道光八年（1828）、道光九年（1829）、光緒元 年至三年（1885 ─ 1887）和1988 年先後七次重修或擴建。實際上，除半島南端的媽閣廟外，還 有七座崇拜媽祖的廟宇殿堂，它們是半島北部的蓮峰廟內天后殿、望廈康真君廟內天后聖母殿、 望廈普濟禪院內天后宮、漁翁街馬交石天后古廟、氹仔卓家村關帝天后古廟、氹仔市區天后宮， 以及路環島的天后宮。澳門媽祖信仰的空間擴展，與當地華人活動區域的擴展相吻合。

It can be inferred that the formation of the Mazu belief in Macau started in 1452-1458. A-Ma Temple (媽 閣廟) of Macau has been repeatedly restored or extended as in 1605, 1629, 1751, 1828, 1829, 1885-87,1988. In fact, there are 8 temples worshiping Mazu in Macau area. Besides A-Ma Temple in the south part of the peninsula, there are also Lin Fung Temple (蓮峰廟), Hong Kung Chan Kuan Temple (望廈康真君廟), Kun Iam Temple (望廈 普濟禪院), Ancient Temple of Tin Hau at Rua dos Pescadores (漁翁街馬交石天后古廟), Kwan Tai Tin Hau Temple in Cheoc Ka Village (氹仔島卓家村關帝天后古廟), and the Ancient Temple of Tin Hau in Coloane (路環島天后 宮). It is believed that the circle of Mazu belief came into being in the Macau area between the Kangxi and Qianlong periods during the Qing Dynasty. The spatial expansion of Mazu belief in Macau actually corresponded with the expansion of the living districts of local Chinese people.