Ruins of St. Paul’s Church
Macau is not only a city with a million Casinos, but at the same place of worship an awesome collection of houses.
There are so many Catholic churches here because when the Portuguese first arrived on the coast of China in the year 1557, Macau was created as one of the Christian stronghold in Asia as well as a place of trade and is regarded as the “City of the Name of God, Macau”. So no wonder if many chapels and churches stand in this small town.
Ruins of St. Paul’s Church were built in 1602, adjacent to the Jesuit College of St. Paul’s, the first Western university in Asia. Modern university itself is a learning place missionary before they served at Ming Court in Beijing as astronomers and mathematicians. However, a great fire in 1835 destroyed all the buildings except the front of the church which now seems to be a symbol of the city entrance and Macau. A mixture of Renaissance-style architecture of Europe and Asia is now the main spot for tourists if to Macau. Moreover, the government realized the potential for this tour, then in this area is often held musical performances complete with optimal lighting, free to all parties, both local people and travelers.
Macau is actually able to be reached on foot. Images on the map that look far proved only in the travel no more than 15 minutes’ walk from where we eat that is not far from the inn. Route, we must find an area called Senando Square, and then just follow the small road, climbed quite a bit, but nothing will make you tired, because the sight of buildings on the right and left sides of the street looks very attractive. On average, stores there open at 11 o’clock which certainly tired of the tourists who had been awake all day playing casino to see the beauty of the rest of the St. Paul church building.
Admiration is also focused on local government which was then fixed to maintain the building which was only a part of this front, so it can be a great tourist location full of people, even become a symbol of tourism in Macau a few brochures. Detail of carving sculpture a charming, beautiful and fascinating. Go inside, just an empty field which was then given a ladder on the left side. With these steps we could be in the top of the ruins of the church and saw the city of Macau from the top. Going down the stairs we went to the museum which is behind the building debris, wow objects that are in also makes stunned. Objects hundreds of years old this is apparently the same objects used in the church of St. Paul. Very well maintained and antiques.
here are places that used incense to perfume the pastor of the church, where the host, idol statues and crucifixes, paintings, paintings with detail which is very attractive and there are many different things Catholic holy communion that makes me feel at home in it. The central part, there is a shrine built altar possible to commemorate the state church at that time; there are also bones of martyrs from Japan and Vietnam.