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Phủ Cam Cathedral
Phủ Cam Cathedral () is a Latin Catholic cathedral in Huế, Vietnam, and seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Huế, Archdiocese of Huế. Built in almost 40 years (1963—2000) at the site where a Catholic church has existed since the 17th century, this church is one of the largest in Huế. History Phủ Cam Cathedral stands on a hill where an orange plantation once stood. In 1684, Father Langlois acquired land on Phước Quả Hill to the Southeast of the Imperial City of Huế, Imperial City to build a large stone church, which was completely dismantled in 1698. Then in 1898, Bishop Eugène Marie Allys (Bishop Lý, as people used to call him) erected a large brick structure, with tiled roof, at the same location on Phước Quả Hill. That church, designed by and then constructed under the direction of Bishop Lý, was completed in 1902. The residence of the Papal Representative to Vietnam, Papal Delegation to Vietnam, which oversaw Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia and L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huế
Huế (formerly Thừa Thiên Huế province) is the southernmost coastal Municipalities of Vietnam, city in the North Central Coast region, the Central Vietnam, Central of Vietnam, approximately in the center of the country. It borders Quảng Trị province, Quảng Trị to the north, Quảng Nam and Đà Nẵng to the south, Salavan province, Salavan of Laos to the west and the South China Sea to the east. As one of the country's six direct-controlled municipality, direct-controlled municipalities, it falls under the administration of the Politics of Vietnam, central government. Huế has 128 km of coastline, 22,000 hectare, ha of lagoons and over 200,000 ha of forest. The city is located in the middle of the North Central and South Central regions (including the South Central Coast and Central Highlands (Vietnam), Central Highlands), and is transitional in many aspects: geology, climate, administrative division and local culture. Huế and its surroundings is widely k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tet Offensive
The Tet Offensive was a major escalation and one of the largest military campaigns of the Vietnam War. The Viet Cong (VC) and North Vietnamese People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) launched a surprise attack on 30 January 1968 against the forces of the South Vietnamese Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN), the United States Armed Forces and their allies. It was a campaign of surprise attacks against military and civilian command and control centers throughout South Vietnam. The name is the truncated version of the Lunar New Year festival name in Vietnamese, Tết Nguyên Đán, with the offense chosen during a holiday period as most ARVN personnel were on leave. The purpose of the wide-scale offensive by the Hanoi Politburo was to trigger political instability in a belief that mass armed assault on urban centers would trigger defections and rebellions. The offensive was launched prematurely in the early morning hours of 30 January in large parts of the I and II Corps Tactical Z ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buildings And Structures In Huế
A building or edifice is an enclosed structure with a roof, walls and windows, usually standing permanently in one place, such as a house or factory. Buildings come in a variety of sizes, shapes, and functions, and have been adapted throughout history for numerous factors, from building materials available, to weather conditions, land prices, ground conditions, specific uses, prestige, and aesthetic reasons. To better understand the concept, see ''Nonbuilding structure'' for contrast. Buildings serve several societal needs – occupancy, primarily as shelter from weather, security, living space, privacy, to store belongings, and to comfortably live and work. A building as a shelter represents a physical separation of the human habitat (a place of comfort and safety) from the ''outside'' (a place that may be harsh and harmful at times). buildings have been objects or canvasses of much artistic expression. In recent years, interest in sustainable planning and building practi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catholic Church In Vietnam
The Catholic Church in Vietnam () is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership Pope in Holy See, Rome. Vietnam has the fifth largest Catholic population in Asia, after the Philippines, India, People's Republic of China, China and Indonesia. There are about 7 million Catholics in Vietnam, representing 7.4% of the total population. There are 27 dioceses (including three archdioceses) with 2,228 parishes and 2,668 priests. Based on individual diocesan statistics variously reported in 2012, 2013 and 2014. The main liturgical rites employed in Vietnam are those of the Latin Church. History Early periods [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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4 (four) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 3 and preceding 5. It is a square number, the smallest semiprime and composite number, and is considered unlucky in many East Asian cultures. Evolution of the Hindu-Arabic digit Brahmic numerals represented 1, 2, and 3 with as many lines. 4 was simplified by joining its four lines into a cross that looks like the modern plus sign. The Shunga would add a horizontal line on top of the digit, and the Kshatrapa and Pallava evolved the digit to a point where the speed of writing was a secondary concern. The Arabs' 4 still had the early concept of the cross, but for the sake of efficiency, was made in one stroke by connecting the "western" end to the "northern" end; the "eastern" end was finished off with a curve. The Europeans dropped the finishing curve and gradually made the digit less cursive, ending up with a digit very close to the original Brahmin cross. While the shape of the character for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vietnamese Martyrs
Vietnamese Martyrs (), also known as the Martyrs of Tonkin and Cochinchina, collectively Martyrs of Annam or formerly Martyrs of Indochina, are saints of the Catholic Church who were canonized by Pope John Paul II. On June 19, 1988, thousands of overseas Vietnamese worldwide gathered at St. Peter's Square for the celebration of the canonization of 117 Vietnamese Martyrs, an event organized by Monsignor Trần Văn Hoài. Their memorial in the current General Roman Calendar is on November 24 as Saint Andrew Dung-Lac and Companions (), although many of these saints have a second memorial, having been beatified and inscribed on the local calendar prior to the canonization of the group. History The Vatican estimates the number of Vietnamese martyrs at between 130,000 and 300,000. John Paul II decided to canonize both those whose names are known and unknown, giving them a single feast day. The Vietnamese Martyrs fall into several groupings: those of the Dominican and Jesuit mis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Tong Viet Buong
Paul Tống Viết Bường (c. 1773 – 1833) was a martyr of Vietnam, beheaded on October 23, 1833. He was beatified by Pope Leo XIII in 1900. In 1988, he was canonized by Pope John Paul II. Life The son and grandson of mandarins, Buong was born about 1773 in Phu Cam near the Citadel of Hue. He had two wives and a total of twelve children. He served as a captain in the royal guard. In 1831, the montagnards at Đá Vách in Quảng Nam rebelled against the local authorities, and Buong, as a platoon leader of the royal garrison, was sent to pacify the rebellion. Upon their return, some of the officers went to Non Nước Pagoda to give thanks, but Buong did not participate. When news of this reached Emperor Minh Mang he summoned Buong. The Emperor pointed out that it was customary after a victory in battle for the commander to take his company to a nearby pagoda for prayers, and asked him why he didn't. Buong replied that he was a Christian. The angry king ordered Buong be behead ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippe Nguyễn Kim Điền
Philippe Nguyễn Kim Điền was a Vietnamese prelate. He was Archbishop of Huế during the country's period of late 20th-Century wars and eventual reunification. Biography Philippe Nguyễn Kim Điền was born on March 13, 1921, in Long Đức, Vietnam. After being ordained a priest in 1947 and serving as a professor and later rector of the seminary, he joined the Little Brothers of Jesus. After joining the order for sometime, Dien worked as a street cleaner and a rag picker in Saigon. He was appointed Bishop of Cần Thơ in 1960 at the recommendation of the previous bishop and his friend, Paul Nguyễn Văn Bình, who was appointed Archbishop of Saigon. He later became the Apostolic Administrator of Huế and Titular Archbishop of Pario in 1964 after the 1963 South Vietnamese coup d'état left Archbishop Pierre Martin Ngô Đình Thục unable to return from the Second Vatican Council in Rome. He ultimately succeeded Thục after being appointed Archbishop of Huế in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Modern Architecture
Modern architecture, also called modernist architecture, or the modern movement, is an architectural movement and style that was prominent in the 20th century, between the earlier Art Deco and later postmodern movements. Modern architecture was based upon new and innovative technologies of construction (particularly the use of glass, steel, and concrete); the principle functionalism (i.e. that form should follow function); an embrace of minimalism; and a rejection of ornament. According to Le Corbusier, the roots of the movement were to be found in the works of Eugène Viollet-le-Duc, while Mies van der Rohe was heavily inspired by Karl Friedrich Schinkel. The movement emerged in the first half of the 20th century and became dominant after World War II until the 1980s, when it was gradually replaced as the principal style for institutional and corporate buildings by postmodern architecture. Origins Modern architecture emerged at the end of the 19th century from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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4 (four) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 3 and preceding 5. It is a square number, the smallest semiprime and composite number, and is considered unlucky in many East Asian cultures. Evolution of the Hindu-Arabic digit Brahmic numerals represented 1, 2, and 3 with as many lines. 4 was simplified by joining its four lines into a cross that looks like the modern plus sign. The Shunga would add a horizontal line on top of the digit, and the Kshatrapa and Pallava evolved the digit to a point where the speed of writing was a secondary concern. The Arabs' 4 still had the early concept of the cross, but for the sake of efficiency, was made in one stroke by connecting the "western" end to the "northern" end; the "eastern" end was finished off with a curve. The Europeans dropped the finishing curve and gradually made the digit less cursive, ending up with a digit very close to the original Brahmin cross. While the shape of the character for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis Xavier Lê Văn Hồng
Francis Xavier Lê Văn Hồng (born June 30, 1940) is a Vietnamese prelate. He was Archbishop of Huế until 2016 and the Vice President of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Vietnam. Biography Francis Xavier Hồng was born on June 30, 1940, in Quang Tri, Vietnam. After finishing his studies at Pius X Pontifical College in Da Lat, he was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Hue on December 21, 1969. He was a professor at Hoan Thien minor seminary and served as a parish priest until he was sent to France for his further studies in 1999. He returned to Vietnam in 2002 and was in charge of pastoral activities for Phú Hậu Parish. On February 19, 2005, he was named Auxiliary Bishop of Huế and was consecrated by Stephen Nguyễn Như Thể, Archbishop of Huế on April 7 the same year. He was appointed Archbishop of Huế on August 18, 2012, by Pope Benedict XVI, succeeding Archbishop Stephen Thể after the latter's resignation due to age limit. On October 29, 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
