黄昏时分,我站在了ST.PAUL'S CHURCH前,是在一座小山上,下面的节选自维基:
In Décadas da ásia, the seminal work of the Portuguese chronicler, Joã
;;o de Barros, the original structure was a simple chapel built in
1521dedicated to the Virgin Mary and known as the Nossa Senhora da
Annunciada (Our Lady of Grace) or the Nossa Senhora da Annunciada (Our Lady
of the Hill). The chapel was built by a Portuguese fidalgo or nobleman,
Duarte Coelho,as an act of gratitude following his escape from a storm in
the South China Sea.[1]
The chapel was deeded to the Society of Jesus in 1548 by the Bishop of Goa,
João Afonso de Albuquerque, with the title deeds received by St.Francis
Xavier. The chapel was then further enlarged in 1556 with the addition of a
second floor, and a belfry tower was added in 1590. The chapel was then
renamed the Igreja de Madre de Deus (Church of the Mother of God).A burial
vault was opened in 1592 and many people of distinction were buried there,
including Pedro Martins, the second Bishop of Funay, Japan.[2]
如今这里也多了一些小摊贩,还有一位老者(酷似电影The Lone Ranger里片头的那个
人)弹着吉他乞讨,他唱马来歌的时候特别有味道,婉转忧伤,即便听不懂歌词也可以
感受到他的情绪~~