RS100 = Top 100 Religious Scenes of Taiwan.
The "Top 100 Religious Scenes of Taiwan" encompass a hundred iconic religious sites and activities that were chosen via public vote and announced by the Ministry of Interior on Nov. 22, 2013. these sites embody the history of early Taiwanese settlers and illustrate both diversity and the island's religious landscape.
Minor Basilica-Cathedral of the Holy Rosary is the most richly decorated church in Taiwan. It also one of HAS.
The Holy Rosary Minor Basilica-Cathedral was the first Catholic church in Taiwan and one of the three major Catholic churches in Asia. As the starting place for Catholicism in Taiwan, the building was first given the title of cathedral, and then became a minor basilica after Taiwan’s retrocession from Japan. In terms of its architecture, the church has a magnificent design comprised of Gothic and Romanesque steeples, arched windows and rose windows. Its elegant exterior is particularly eye-catching, nestled as it is among themodern buildings nearby. It is truly one of the most beautifully decorated Catholic churches in Taiwan. For over 100 years, the church has served as a religious center for Catholic believers in southern Taiwan. The Holy Rosary Minor Basilica-Cathedral is therefore a building of both great religious and artistic value.
The Holy Rosary Minor Basilica-Cathedral is sometimes referreed to as the Rosary Church or the Cianjin Catholic Church. After the signing of the Treaty of Tianjin in 1858, missionaries were permitted to proselytise across Qing dynasty China, which included Taiwan.. Spanish Dominican friars Fernando Sainz and Angel Bofurull soon came to Taiwan to preach the gospel. Along with four local believers, they purchased the site of today’s cathederal in the Cianjin District of Kaohsiung and built a mission out of straw. A few years later, they began building a church using wetern-style red bricks, local mud-bricks, coral and concrete. Construction was completed in 1863. The church was named ‘The Holy Rosary Church’ after a statue of the Holy Mother was brought from Spain and enshrined in the church. The church was rebuilt between 1928 – 1931 in order to become a cathedral. In 1948, it was officialy elevated to cathedral status, and then later a minor basilica (a title of honor granted to special Catholic churches). The building then continued to undergo several renovations until 1995, when its wooden interior was rebuilt using steel. The design took on a mixture of Gothic and Romanesque styles, forming a strong and firm vertical appearance. The dedication ceremony to become a minor basilica was held in 1998. A few years later, in 2001, Holy Rosary Minor Basilica-Cathedral was named one of the top 10 religious sites in Kaohsiung and voted by the public as the number one historical landmark in Taiwan.
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