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Spanish Redemptorist Missions In Sichuan
The Spanish Redemptorist missions in Sichuan were Catholic missions carried out by Spaniards, Spanish Missionary, missionaries of the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer (Redemptorists) between 1934 and 1952 in Sichuan (formerly romanised as ''Szechuan''), a province located in southwestern China. The Mission of Sichuan was the first permanent foundation of the Redemptorists in that country, whose missionary area was in the Apostolic vicariate, Apostolic Vicariates of Roman Catholic Diocese of Chengdu, Chengtu and Roman Catholic Diocese of Ningyuan, Ningyüanfu. Background In the 1920s, Pope Pius XI invited the Redemptorists to help Celso Benigno Luigi Costantini, Celso Costantini with the founding of the Congregatio Discipulorum Domini, Congregation of the Disciples of the Lord for the Apostolic Vicariate of Süanhwafu (now Roman Catholic Diocese of Xuanhua, Diocese of Xuanhua) in Hebei province. The charge was entrusted to the Redemptorist Province of Spain (), and conseque ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chengdu
Chengdu (, ; Simplified Chinese characters, simplified Chinese: 成都; pinyin: ''Chéngdū''; Sichuanese dialects, Sichuanese pronunciation: , Standard Chinese pronunciation: ), Chinese postal romanization, alternatively Romanization of Chinese, romanized as Chengtu, is a Sub-provincial division, sub-provincial city which serves as the Capital city, capital of the Chinese province of Sichuan. With a population of 20,937,757 inhabitants during the 2020 Chinese census, it is the fourth most populous city in China, and it is the only city apart from the four Direct-administered municipalities of China, direct-administered municipalities with a population of over 20 million (the other three are Chongqing, Shanghai and Beijing). It is traditionally the hub in Southwest China. Chengdu is located in central Sichuan. The surrounding Chengdu Plain is known as the "Country of Heaven" () and the "Land of Abundance". Its prehistoric settlers included the Sanxingdui culture. The site of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
