Lang Song Church in Binh Dinh Province was one of the first three facilities to print books in Quoc Ngu, the Vietnamese writing system based on the Roman alphabet.
Lang Song Church in Binh Dinh Province was one of the first three facilities to print books in Quoc Ngu, the Vietnamese writing system based on the Roman alphabet.
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| Lang Song Church is the common name of the Lang Song minor seminary which is located Phuoc Thuan commune, Tuy Phuoc district, Binh Dinh province. |
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| It is told that church is formerly known as Long Song, because it was surrounded by paddle fields and rivers. Gradually, the word “làng” was replaced with “lòng” owning to the locals’ pronunciation. Lòng sông has become the name of the church until now. |
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| This can be easily recognized as the main hall of the minor seminary is decorated with symmetrical frames, wind flower decorations, patterns and pointed archway typically of minor seminary architecture. |
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| The front of the church is quite similar to the architecture of St. Paul’s Cathedral in Macau. The whole church is located in the middle of mound and all of its architectural features have still remained intact so far. |
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| The church also has distinctive features of Gothic architecture, including the pointed arch, the ribbed vault and the flying buttress. |
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| Not only a place with religious and historical value, the church has also become a tourist attraction. |
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| The front of the church is quite similar to the architecture of St. Paul’s Cathedral in Macau. The whole church is located in the middle of mound and all of its architectural features have still remained intact so far. |
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| In the Lang Song minor seminary’s campus still has the fundamental of Lang Song printing house. The printing house is established by Father Eugene Charbonnier Tri. |
(Source: VNA)
