St Francis Xavier Church Bangkok - Honoring the Apostle of the Indies
St Francis Xavier Church is old Catholic church in Soi Mitrakam Bangkok, dedicated to the Jesuit who spent his life spreading the gospel in Asia, view, Why is the Selous Game Reserve in Tanzania so Special? , How to have a 5 Star Holiday on a 2 Star Budget although he never set foot in Thailand.
Soi Mitrakam, Samsen is an area check out, South Pacific Island in the Caribbean Sea , Historic Ho-Ho-Kus, New Jersey known for its Vietnamese immigrants fleeing religious persecution from Vietnam. Two wars with Vietnam in the reign of King Rama III brought more Vietnamese to the area. check out, Take Advantage of Hot Weather Before It Ends - A Swimsuit Fo , Mexican Travel Guide
With the growing Catholic population there was a need for another church besides the Immaculate Conception Church in Soi Mitrakham. In 1834 King Rama III donated the land and funds for another Catholic church in the area. See, Cozumel’s Garden Resort - Villablanca , Cozumel’s Garden Resort - Villablanca
The church was named St Francis Xavier, after the Spanish- born, French-educated Jesuit who came to the Far East to spread the gospel. He traveled extensively to India, Malacca, Moluccas or Spice Islands See, Get Wet: Take an Adventure Vacation to Niagara Falls , Sydney road trip -- mucking about in the countryside (presently the Maluku island view, The Best Reviews of Travel Websites , US Passport Application group in Indonesia) and Japan.
While trying to enter China, he died on Sanchian Island also related, Cornwalltoday looks forward to successful second year , The Dominican Republic - Almost a Tropical Paradise off the coast on 3 December 1522, a day commemorated by the feast of St Francis Xavier.
The original St Francis Xavier Church, a bamboo structure, collapsed in a storm in 1837 and was replaced by new church, this time made from timber.
Earlier in 1824, when King Rama III ascended the throne, his younger brother Prince Mongkut was ordained as a monk and remained so for the entire 27 years of the Third Reign. As a monk, Prince Mongkut befriended Monsignor Pallegoix, a French missionary, who was at the Immaculate Conception Church in Soi Mitrakham.
The Monsignor taught the Prince Latin who in turn taught the Monsignor Pali, the language See, Australian Spiders - Should I Worry? , Cozumel’s Garden Resort - Villablanca of the Buddhist scriptures. This association was to have far-reaching consequences for the Catholic Church in Bangkok.
In 1851 when Prince Mongkut ascended the throne as King Rama IV, he donated land for Bishop Pallegoix to build a new St Francis Xavier Church.
A donation drive view, Historic Ho-Ho-Kus, New Jersey , Experience The High Life With Luxury Yacht Charters was made in 1853 to raise funds for a more permanent church with European Try also, Sue Kenney and the Camino De Santiago: Pilgrim, Best-Selling Author, Keynote Speaker, & Coach , Why is the Selous Game Reserve in Tanzania so Special? architecture. This new St Francis Xavier Church took 10 years to complete.
Before he died, St Francis Xavier remarked that if he couldn't enter China directly, he would go to Siam (Thailand) and enter China through Siam.
Though he never made it to Thailand, the St Francis Xavier Church in Bangkok stands in his memory, a fitting honor to the Apostle of the Indies.
The St Francis Xavier Church is one of the old Bangkok Churches covered in Tour check out, Vamos a la playa, oh, oh, oh, oh , Cheap International Travel - The Secrets Bangkok Legacies a historical travel goto, South Pacific Island in the Caribbean Sea , Miami's Most Romantic Date Locations site on people, places You may also consider, Zanzibar - A Magnet for Adventurers, Men-of God, Explorers and Conquerors , Dining On New Providence Island In The Bahamas and events that left their mark in the landscape of Bangkok. The author Eric Lim, a free-lance writer, lives in Bangkok Thailand.
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