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Juan Campos Rodríguez
Juan Campos Rodríguez (Pazos de Codesedo, Ourense, 11 July 1907 – Singapore, 9 December 1995) was a Galician writer, translator, missionary and Catholic priest who belonged to the Redemptorist Congregation. He spent over 15 years as a missionary in Sichuan, western China, until he had to flee the country after the communist revolution. He then lived for a while in Hong Kong and Macau before settling down in Singapore, where he worked as a priest until he died at the age of 88. Biography Juan Campos was a native of Pazos de Codesedo, a small town in Sarreaus, Ourense province. He was born in 1907. Campos' younger brother, José Campos Rodríguez, also became a Redemptorist priest and went on a mission to Mexico. Juan joined the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer, a religious order founded by Saint Alphonsus Liguori in the 18th century to preach to the poor and neglected. He was ordained a priest in 1932 and sent to China as part of the Redemptorist mission. In 1936 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Province Of Ourense
Ourense (; ) is a province of Spain, in the southeastern part of the autonomous community of Galicia. It is bordered by the provinces of Pontevedra to the west, Lugo to the north, León and Zamora, (which both belong to Castile and León) to the east, and by Portugal to the south. With an area of 7,278 square kilometres, it is the only landlocked province in Galicia. The provincial capital, Ourense, is the largest population centre, with the rest of the province being predominantly rural. Denomination ''Ourense'' (in Galician) is the official name adopted by Parliament in Spain, according to Law 2/1998. Geography Ourense is surrounded by mountains on all sides. These mountains historically isolated the province from the more populated Galician coast. Until a highway was built in recent years linking Ourense with Vigo in the west and Benavente in the east, the only quick way for people to enter or leave the province was by railway. The principal river system is the Miño- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the world's countries participated, with many nations mobilising all resources in pursuit of total war. Tanks in World War II, Tanks and Air warfare of World War II, aircraft played major roles, enabling the strategic bombing of cities and delivery of the Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, first and only nuclear weapons ever used in war. World War II is the List of wars by death toll, deadliest conflict in history, causing World War II casualties, the death of 70 to 85 million people, more than half of whom were civilians. Millions died in genocides, including the Holocaust, and by massacres, starvation, and disease. After the Allied victory, Allied-occupied Germany, Germany, Allied-occupied Austria, Austria, Occupation of Japan, Japan, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
