The document summarizes the historical background and architectural features of the Ruins of St. Paul's, a 17th century Jesuit church in Macau. It was built between 1602-1640 and featured a wooden structure and stone facade decorated with carvings. It was abandoned after the Jesuits were expelled in 1762. In 1835, a fire destroyed everything except the stone facade. The facade is now supported by a steel frame. It contains detailed carvings depicting religious symbols and figures. Today it is a famous UNESCO world heritage site that attracts many visitors.
1. Ruins of St Paul, The Church of Master Dei,
Macau
Effective Public Communication [COM 30103]
Assignment : Oral Presentation
Name : Alfred Loh Kai Xuan
Id : 0323581
Lecturer : Mohd Ridhwan Abdullah
Session : September 2015 (Class 4 - 6 P.M.
Wednesday)
2. Historical Background of Ruins of St Paul, Church of Master Dei
Historically, the Church of Master Dei was built between 1602 and 1640 adjoining the
Jesuit College of St. Paul that was the first Western college in the Far East. The church was
made of wood, and it was brilliantly decorated and furnished. The facade of carved stone
was built by Japanese Christian craftsmen who were refugees after the religion was wiped
out in Japan. It was built under the direction of Italian Jesuit Carlo Spinola. It was
abandoned after the expulsion of the Jesuits in 1762 and a military battalion was stationed
there. In 1835 a fire erupted in the kitchen of the barracks, destroying everything, except
what you see today.
3. The Structure of the Church is supported by wood
before the burning
Structure
4. After the burning, the façade of the church is supported
by stainless steel frames to prevent it from falling forward
or backward
7. Monument
The monument of the church is the ruins of St Paul itself because of it’s iconic design during then and
now, it represented the church as it’s monument and will forever be representing the church
23. The fourth tier has statues of four Jesuit doctors of the church
24. Left
Blessed Francisco de
Borja
St Ignatius Loyola,
The founder of the
order
St Francis Xavier,
The apostle of the Far
East
Right
Blessed Luís Gonzaga
25. Type of materials used
Before the fire
- Wood
- Carving Stones
- Copper
After the fire
- Carving Stones
- Copper
- Stainless Steel frame (to support
the structure)
27. Missionaries such as Matteo Ricci (left) and Adam Schall Von Bell (right)
studied Chinese at the university before serving at the Ming Court in Beijing
as astronomers and mathematicians
28. The facade is 27 meters tall,
23.5 meters wide and
2.7 meters thick
29. At the back side of
the ruins, a museum
was built in 1995.
There is a crypt that
has the remains of
Japanese and
Vietnamese martyrs,
and there is a
museum of sacred art
with paintings,
sculptures and
liturgical objects
30. The facade and stairway are all that remain of this early-17th-
century Jesuit church. With its statues, portals and engravings that
effectively make up a ‘sermon in stone’ and a Biblia pauperum
(Bible of the poor), the church was one of the greatest monuments
to Christianity in Asia, intended to help the illiterate understand the
Passion of Christ and the lives of the saints
31. Ruins of St Paul is one of the famous UNESCO World Heritage sites
It attracted many visitors every year as it is one of the most iconic Church
![Ruins of St Paul, The Church of Master Dei,
Macau
Effective Public Communication [COM 30103]
Assignment : Oral Presentation
Name : Alfred Loh Kai Xuan
Id : 0323581
Lecturer : Mohd Ridhwan Abdullah
Session : September 2015 (Class 4 - 6 P.M.
Wednesday)](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/epc-160206081426/85/Epc-1-320.jpg)
