structural layout
St. Joseph's Seminary founded by the Jesuits in 1728, the church adjoining the monastery was completed in 1758. Saint Joseph's Oratory of St. Paul's church has collapsed along with China is rare baroque architecture. Like the main altar dedicated to St. Joseph, the left and right sides of the altar dedicated to Our Lady and Jesus. The diameter of a church hall four main sail dome 12.5 meters from the top of the dome height of 19 m, each ring opened two windows 16, with ventilation and lighting functions. Church memory is the first missionary to the Far East Jesuit St. Francis of Assisi. Xavier's forearm, for believers pay their last respects.
Creating History
(a) the construction and maintenance
Macau is located in the southeastern part of St. Joseph's Seminary in Macao a hill formerly called Mo Feinuo , the position of which is now three bus Aberdeen side streets, St. Augustine's Square door is located. St. Joseph's Seminary was in 1727 (Qing Emperor Yongzheng years) was created by the Jesuits, February 22, 1728 the completion of the main part of the seminary; St. Joseph's Seminary and Church (also known as the three sages Church , this church was originally dedicated to the "three wise men" that is to worship Jesus three kings ── Chi Mei love, Pakistan and Gu Siba big spread by Jesuit missionaries in Italy in 1746, eleven years (Qing Emperor Qianlong ) foundation, completed in 1758; in 1865 was repaired, and moved into two columns supporting a new building chanting, rebuilt again in 1903 inside the church, and in 1953 re-repair plan by Bishop John Luo, before the formation of today's scale. St. Joseph's Seminary is a specialized training to enter the Chinese missionary monks, and St. Paul's Church is missionary training missionaries to Japan, due to the establishment of St. Joseph's Seminary of St. Paul's church time than late, so the Chinese said the Church of St. Paul as "Ruins" said St. Joseph's Seminary for the "three bar, Aberdeen."
(B) St. Joseph's Seminary of the historical development
1. Jesus has been repeatedly expelled from Macau
Jesuit seminary established as an organization, in two hundred years, the ups and downs Jesuit seminary also pulling fate. in late 18th century, Jesus will not be extremely successful in missionary work around the world, first, "Chinese etiquette" battle of influence, after exclusion of the European countries. in 1758 the Jesuits more accused was wanted for the assassination Portuguese royal events, 1762 years, the monks of St. Joseph's Seminary and other Jesuits were taken to Lisbon to accept imprisonment, seminary under the influence of all these circumstances, it has entered a state of paralysis. in 1834, the Portuguese king ordered the dissolution of all religious, Macau parish clergy is seen as the laity, were driven out of St. Joseph's Seminary. emissary was in charge of the seminary will be no exception with disabilities, the Senate be affected again. in 1870, the Portuguese government's new law prohibits foreigners Portuguese land in teaching staff, more than Jesus priest was forced to leave. in 1910, Portugal overthrow of the monarchy, and the expulsion of the Italian Jesuit priest again, handed over to Catholic church management.
2. Convent revival
St. Joseph's Seminary has established the occurrence of events and a lot of twists and turns, but still stand firm: Jesuits in 1762 for the first time from Australia was then over 20 years, the seminary during this period was reduced to an orphanage. Talavera 1783 high-bishops invited several priests who come to Australia to reopen the seminary. in 1862 only a seminary seminarians and several students read outside, but the Portuguese government approved horse Teng request of the bishop, the Jesuit seminary can return to teaching. in 1870, the number of students have been 377 people in 1871 due to the government to send teachers to the seminary to teach it almost became a public high school. later, with the Lisbon City Hall to discuss. in 1893 the Jesuit seminary allowed to return to Australia presided Faculty, they rectify the size of seminary education a large number of Portuguese nationality, membership of Chinese priests. in 1930 Bishop St. Joseph once again invited back to Australia Jesuit seminary administration.
1940 Nian To mid-1960, it has cultivated cleric is the height of St. Joseph's Seminary. Relations because of the war, Hong Kong and other regions seminarians in the seminary had long Jie Du. The influx of a lot of talent to create a strong academic atmosphere seminary.
3. Founded in Portuguese Academy
In the 1940s, most of the lower classes had no access to education in the community. Among a small number of people the opportunity to learn to fight, they asked the teacher, Professor of St. Joseph's Seminary them some simple knowledge, so they make up a small classroom in a small house near the seminary, slowly down the development, participation The number is increasing. In view of this, in 1931, President Ma Anse seminary priests, in conjunction with Yan Yan Bai Anmin and if the two priests. One borrow three bus Chai Street property as a seminary school, officially founded St. Joseph's Sino-Portuguese schools, to provide a new learning place for children at that time. The following year changed its name to St. Joseph's Secondary School. Yan Yan if the priest served as principal. Until 1938, the Holy See is prohibited outside the seminary in Concurrently time students. Portuguese then ordered the closure of St. Joseph's College, and St. Joseph's Convent High School and also from the relationship, gradually developed into a large-scale St. Joseph's parish school.
(c) the historical development of Saint Joseph's Oratory of
1. Dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus
in 1900, because the Pope was aware of the world still not a church belonging to the Sacred heart of Jesus, he ordered to be sent to a church dedicated to the Sacred heart of Jesus, the final selection of the Macao Saint Joseph's Oratory, then Saint Joseph's Oratory will be established as the main pope to Jesus Sacred heart church. Dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus in the position like a big arch behind in what is now St. Joseph. Sacred Heart of Jesus in the usual position like now St. Joseph will be placed on the image, but when there are important Mass of the Sacred Heart of Jesus will be like on the big arches. Large arch turned out to be not so high now, but people always feel the greater the higher the statues and then the more imposing, so they built on layers of the class now under the great arch. It has resulted in the name of St. Joseph of the Sacred Heart of Jesus church actually based insurance, but the incumbent president Li Shunzong seminary priest felt something wrong with this arrangement when he took office as the patron saint of the church of St. Joseph, how can in doing so, it is undesirable for the ceremony, then ordered the Sacred heart of Jesus as removed again like back in the middle of the St. Joseph's.
2. Become cultural heritage
St. Joseph's Seminary in Macao so far has been accompanied across more than two centuries. It has been for the church to cultivate a lot of monks, clergy, but also cultivate a lot of talent to our community. For hundreds of years the seminary survived, and Macao has experienced many ups and downs, witnessed the rise and fall alternately since Macao centuries. Building more respect from the past with the future role of design in the future many of the buildings is also a great inspiration. But this is not just alone in the building, and even cultural, religious, academic and people's life have a profound impact. Such as promoting the spread of Catholicism in Macau, the Western doctrine of incoming and so on. Because of its pivotal position has history, architecture, culture and art in. St. Joseph's Seminary Church now has been named one of the buildings have artistic value of Cultural Affairs. St. Joseph's Seminary now, although temporarily stop seminarians. But in the past, it is our contribution, we will put them to heart.
architecture
St. Joseph's Seminary
St. Joseph's Seminary and Church (42)
located in Ho Tung the library is next to the entrance of St. Joseph's Seminary, next to the entrance set up a statue of Our Lady, beautify the shabby side door, it seemed more solemn and sacred. 1728, since the monastery created, each part of the land by the seminary completed seminary in Longwood corridor, wide stone steps, quiet inner courtyard, reflects the style of palaces and religious buildings appeared at that time everywhere in Europe, repair Academy is divided into three layers, namely the bottom, second floor, third floor, in addition to four gardens (front garden, the garden, the garden and a large garden) and the stadium, seminary after several repairs and changes have been no longer the style of the year.
St. Joseph church
St. Joseph church genus baroque architecture, S-shaped column baroque mark, and this type there are many church column, Baroque architecture in addition to the use of S-shaped column, we will also use rich carvings and gold, yellow two-color match the buildings have a sense of magnificent. The church can give people exactly what this feeling, we can see it is a very strong Baroque style. This can be felt from the classical and beautiful arrangement. At the same time, all column halls are made of ancient Greece design with a full classical taste. Church length of 22 m, and it was 13 m Width of the. Hall layout is used Greek cross. Taiwan is a deacon in the middle, flanked by Vice altar. It is also the only O This dome church dome floor 19 meters from the center is labeled Jesus, surrounded with caisson glass decorative addition to its role and weight of the dome, but also so that the light penetration into the church, adding to the feeling of the sacred church. In terms of tone, to mark the middle of the gold-based peripheral pattern is yellow, the rest is all white, with the sun into the goal, giving the impression that the Jesuits as the sun like the blessing of the whole church. In addition, the entire top of the church are decorated with many circular mark, representing different meanings, however, these markers are not completed part. The architectural design of the church and the Jesuit church in Rome 14 have similarities. St. Joseph's Seminary Church by now has become very modernized, we can see that in terms of the church wires, lights and so on.