Download PDFDownload PDFDownload PDFDownload PDFDownload PDFDescarregar PDFCatholic institutions – churches, schools, hospitals, parishes, a university, a museum, a seminary and an orphanage – in Shanghai 1842 to 1937 just before World War erupted in the Pacific.Instituições católicas – igrejas, escolas, hospitais, paróquias, uma universidade, um museu, um seminário e um orfanato – em Xangai de […]
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Christmas Customs of Macau Rudolfo Baptista An article that first appeared in the Hong Kong Sunday Examiner in 1959 For generations the people of Macau have faithfully observed some beautiful Christmas customs taught them, probably, by the missionaries and nuns who were among the earliest settlers in that outpost of the Portuguese empire. When many
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Consoada Christmas Eve Supper Meno Baptista Filhos de Macau of pre-Vatican 2 era took their religious obligations very seriously, religiously observing all the Holy Days of Obligations, abstaining from eating meat on Fridays and other proscribed days, confessing and receiving the Eucharist at least once a year as required by Church law. They
by Daniel R Gomes Originally published in the UMA News Bulletin Spring 2009 Praia Grande During the 17th Century, Macau was the “Venice” of European trade with China, Japan and South East Asia. Here is a picture of Praia Grande, with the stately homes of the traders of that era.After the Opium
The Menezes family crest Família Ribeiro The family history and photobiography of Fernando and Maria Fernanda de Menezes Ribeiro Peter Grills Familia Ribeiro: The family history and photobiography of Fernando and Maria Fernanda de Menezes Ribeiro was originally published as a book.SBN 978 1 74027 488 3Copyright © text Peter Grills 2008First published 2008Prepared for the author
Experiences of Frank Correa and Hetty Van Langenberg during World War II. FOREWORD It seems appropriate to mark our son Anthony’s fortieth Birthday with this document which relates to his father’s experiences during the turbulent years of the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong in the Second World War. We all recall Frank often reminiscing about
The great days of Macau1557-1640by Stuart BragaFirst published in the Casa de Macau (Australia) BulletinThe first Portuguese attempts to trade with China in the early 16th century ended in disaster when an embassy was despatched to the Imperial Court at Peking, led by Tomé Pires whose book Suma Oriental was an important reference work describing the Portuguese
Return of a great survivor A veteran who fought against the Japanese in Hong Kong The South China Morning Post HongKong Thursday September 7 1995 As a young soldier, José Gosano had some close encounters with death. The teenage volunteer was in a foxhole on the slopes of Mount Davis when a Japanese
Guia – fortress, chapel and lighthouseby Stuart Braga Macau in 1835. This picture appeared in Anders Ljungstedt’s book. The three hills are Guia on the right, Monte Fort in the centre and Penha on the left.More than 300 years ago as mariners approached Macau the first glimpse they had of this tiny European outpost in
The old Protestant Cemetery in Macau (1821-1858), its history and its tombs.O antigo Cemitério Protestante em Macau (1821-1858), a sua história e os seus túmulos.Download PDFDescarregar PDF
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