Chapter 998

I have to say that among all the churches that Zhao Feng and his party have visited, the appearance of the Church of the virgin of roses is the most beautiful. Of course, the memorial archway of dashanba is no worse.

As for other churches, Zhao Feng felt that most of them could not be compared with the Church of the virgin of the rose.

Even the Church of the bishop of Ma Gang, which had been visited before, was quite different.

After entering the rose virgin church, I saw several nuns, some cleaning and some talking to some believers!

One of the nuns saw Zhao Feng and others come in and walked towards Zhao Feng and his party with a smile.

"Ladies and gentlemen, are you here to pray?" The nun with a peaceful voice looked at Zhao Feng!

Zhao Feng smelled the speech, and a flash of embarrassment flashed in his eyes.

"We are tourists. Come and visit!" Zhao Feng smiled and said to the middle-aged nun.

Hearing the speech, the middle-aged nun was not surprised. She smiled at Zhao Feng and ye xiner and said, "that's OK. I can make some introductions for you?"

Zhao Feng reached out and touched his nose: "that's too much trouble!"

When the nun heard the speech, she didn't care. She waved her hand and said, "it doesn't matter!"

The kind middle-aged nun is more like a gentle aunt. After a simple self introduction, ye xiner, Yang Zixin, Zhao Xue and Su Yanfei scolded nuns one after another!

The nun's name is Rima!

Sister Rima led the crowd slowly towards the church!

Then he introduced: "the f á TIMA enshrined in the Church of the virgin of the rose is a god worshipped by the Portuguese.

There are many interesting oil paintings and statues in the hall, especially the statue of Jesus Christ, from which we can see the characteristics and style of ancient Spanish religious art... "

The nun's introduction is very detailed!

Zhao Feng and others listened carefully while watching, but they really heard their hearts!

It has to be said that the design of the temple building is very excellent!

It looks quite magnificent. The facade has four floors, and the composition form is symmetrical. The third floor is doming, and the emblem of our congregation is in the middle, which looks solemn and sacred.

The gate of the holy church is exquisitely carved, and the ceiling is full of pattern decoration. The internal architectural plane of the holy church is basilica style, with a central hall and a side corridor.

Bright and bright patterns are formed by the combination of colorful glass with different shapes. The main altar is far-reaching and open, with twisted twist columns between the stacked pilasters, exquisite broken mountain flowers and winding thread feet, forming a gorgeous baroque style.

There is a statue of the virgin and the baby on the altar, and the statue of the virgin of huadima is placed in the Holy Church. The tour of the virgin of huadima on May 13 every year takes this holy church as the starting point.

After a brief visit to the church!

Sister Ruima also took Zhao Feng and others to visit the small museum behind the Holy Church!

This small museum is not small. It contains the early famous carvings and relics left over from St. Paul's Cathedral.

The sacred treasure house has a collection of nearly 300 religious works of art, some of which are donated by other churches or social people.

There are many kinds of collections: gold, silver and copper utensils commonly used in mass; Holy statues made of wood, plaster and ivory are lifelike; Delicate oil paintings and board paintings of biblical stories; The color printed patterns and the priest's silk sacrificial clothes are gorgeous and exquisite. The oil painting named St. Austin has a history of more than 300 years.

There are also many interesting oil paintings and statues in the hall, especially the statue of Jesus Christ, from which we can see the particularity of religious art in ancient Spain. The ceiling of the temple is full of pattern decoration, including a crown pattern, the main altar is below, and the gate is finely carved; The interior of the holy church is colorful, and the patterns composed of colored glass with different shapes give people a sense of lightness; There is a statue of the virgin and the baby on the altar, and a statue of the virgin of huadima is placed in the Holy Church. This is the starting point for the tour of the virgin of huadima on May 13 every year.

Visitors can learn about the development history of Catholicism in Asia through these precious cultural relics. At the end of the top floor of the sacred treasure house, there are two big copper clocks, which are the oldest clocks in Magang. Due to their long age, their crisp bells have become a dead ring.

The history of the Church of the virgin of roses is also very long!

Sister Rima seems to want to turn Zhao Feng and his party into believers, so she also introduces the history of the Holy Church in every way!

In 1587, it was built by the Spanish Santo Domingo club, which was mainly protected by the virgin of the rose, and the next year it was taken over by the Portuguese priest of the club. At first, it was only built by wood, so it was called "banzhang church" by the Chinese, and it was changed into a brick and stone structure until the 17th century.

It was burned down by fire in 1874, and it has become the current scale after reconstruction.

Since 1929, the bishop of the Catholic Magang diocese has approved the worship of the statue of the virgin of huadima in the rose church for the benefit of believers.

Large scale renovations were carried out in the 1990s and 2006. The bell tower next to the holy church was transformed into a treasure house of sacred objects to display the cultural relics of Magang diocese; Now it is a part of the historical urban area of Ma Hong Kong, which has been painted by many painters in Ma Hong Kong.

When sister Rima was introduced here!

Zhao Feng suddenly remembered that just now he seemed to see several young people outside the holy church with painting shelves facing the Holy Church. It turned out that he was depicting the Holy Church.

In fact, the appearance of rose candy is indeed full of design and artistry!

The elevation of the Rose Hall is about 24 meters high, symmetrical in form, and adopts classical composition. The horizontal lines dominate, and the vertical lines are completed intermittently through different column types. From bottom to top, the bottom floor is the Ionian column, the second and third floors are the Corinthian column, and the top is the triangular mountain flower, reflecting the law from simplicity to complexity. In the middle of the third floor is the emblem of Santo Domingo. The wall color is mainly yellow and outlined in white. The overall form is concise and full of rigorous structural logic. The roof is a two slope roof, wooden roof frame and tile roof.

Sister Ruima has been seriously taking Zhao Feng, ye xiner, Yang Zixin, Zhao Xue and Su Yanfei to visit the whole temple!

The introduction during this period was extremely detailed, but unfortunately, Zhao Feng was not interested in these foreign beliefs, but they also showed some respect for sister Rima's beliefs in view of sister Rima's amiable face!

Until the end, sister Rima personally sent Zhao Feng and his party outside the Holy Church!

During this period, Zhao Feng and his party were also warmly invited to participate in next year's salute activities!

Before May 13 every year, believers will hold a nine day salute in the Rose Hall.

On May 13, a more grand parade will be held. As one of the few local Catholic festivals, it will be held each time with great characteristics.

The statue parade began at about 6 p.m. first, the worship ceremony was held in the Rose Hall, followed by the blessing of the holy body and the Portuguese mass, and then the statue of the virgin of huadima was transferred into a sedan. It was carried by the female members of the virgin source group wearing white clothes and white gauze. Starting from the rose virgin hall, the statue of the virgin walked around the street and sang hymns along the way, Recite the prayer and March to the West Wangyang Holy Church (sea cliff virgin Chapel) through South Bay and West Bay.

It is particularly noteworthy that behind the parade, there will be three children dressed as shepherds to commemorate the miracle of the goddess of huadima's manifestation to the three shepherds.

This route can be said to be the longest among the existing icon tours. When we arrived at Bishop's mountain, it was so dark that the parade team needed to hold candles for lighting. Bishop's mountain was brightly lit in the evening, like a long dragon flashing in the field of vision. The scene was magnificent and full of a strong religious atmosphere.

I have to say, this activity is still very attractive to Zhao Feng!

Finally, ye xiner left sister Rima's contact information!

Surprisingly, sister Rima also uses her mobile phone and wechat!

It's quite interesting!