St. Paul's College, Macau
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St. Paul's College of Macau, also known as College of Madre de Deus, was a university founded in 1594 in Macau by Jesuits at the service of the Portuguese under the Padroado treaty. It claimed the tit
Ruins of St. Paul's, showing the remaining facade of the Madre de Deus church
Represented (top): Matteo Ricci, Adam Schall von Bell, Ferdinand Verbiest Bottom: Paul Siu, colao or Prime Minister of State; Candide Hiu, granddaughter of Colao Paul Siu.
Ruins of Saint Paul's
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The Ruins of Saint Paul's are the remnants of a 17th-century Catholic religious complex in Santo António, Macau. They include what was originally St. Paul's College and the Church of St. Paul, also kn
St. Paul's College, Macau
…expelled by the Portuguese authorities, during the suppression of the Society of Jesus. The buildings were destroyed in a fire in 1835. In 2005, the ruins of St. Paul's – notably the facade of the Madre de Deus Church – were officially enlisted as part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site – Historic Centre of Macau. Since…
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The interior of the church, drawn by George Chinnery a few days after its destruction in 1835
Virgin Mary stepping on a seven-headed hydra.
The ruins in 2013