Ruins of St Paul College

Hello people, welcome to the Ruins of St Paul, one of the faces of Macau.

I never saw something like that, and I never thought that a real mix of religion and cultures can be possible... In Macau it is. Take a look close (I tryed to take in my pics all the details and simbolisms as much as I can)...crazy simbols are together like Angles in front to the Dragons, Saints in front to skulls and devils... Ladies and Gentleman, welcome to the LIVE HISTORY OF MACAU... enjoy!

The Ruins of St Paul now consists of the southern stone facade - intricately carved by Japanese monks - and the crypts of the Jesuits monks of the Church.
Excavation between 1990 to 1995 uncovered the foundations of the building.
Findings also include numerous religious artifacts as well as relics of Japanese Christian martyrs and some monastic clergy.
Relics of Father Alessandro Valignano, the founder of the Jesuit college in Macau were also discovered.

In this sculpture, you can apreciate one western young guy folling in love with one chinese woman...and the gift? one french rose

The first Jesuits arrived in Macau around 1563. As educators, they started a school which was soon upgraded to an University in 1594. This was the first western university in South East Asia. St Paul College was destroyed by a fire 1835.

Architecture: The Church of Mater Dei (Mother of God) was erected in 1602. This replaced previous wooden churches destroyed by fire.

See you soon... more amazing secrets of the history are coming in Compass of the North