St. Joseph's Church Ayutthaya

St. Joseph's Church
Ayutthaya

By
Krittima Kanmopakorn

Content page
1
Preface 2
Introduction 3
History 4
Map or geography 5
Some religious activities 6
Reference

Preface

My house is located in Saraburi district.
They aren’t many chirstain church here so I’ll be
choosing St. Joseph's Church in Ayutthaya which
is near Saraburi. For this E-book I will show some
information that are about this St. Joseph's
Church in Ayutthaya.

Introduction

Every religion has an important building
for the religious practice or ceremonies. This
ebook is a study about St. Joseph's Church in
Ayutthaya and will include some information and
history of this church too.

History

During the 17th century Ayutthaya did extensive
trade with several European and Asian countries
several of which including Japan, Holland and
Portugal established foreign settlements off the
historical island.

The French missionary wanted to build a Catholic
church in Ayutthaya and asked King Narai for
permission. The King granted the French
permission and gave them a piece of land on the
banks of the Chao Phraya river opposite the
capital city on the island.

In 1666 a temporary wooden church was
constructed. A few decades later construction
was started on a brick building. The European
style cathedral was completed in 1695.

When the Burmese attacked Ayutthaya in 1767
local Christians fled to the church and sought
refuge there. The church grounds were used as a
garrison to fight the invaders. Unable to stop the
invading Burmese, the building was completely
destroyed.

Halfway through the 19th century the church was
rebuilt. Since then, St. Joseph’s has been
renovated several times, the last time in 2003.

Map or geography

8HQ2+F69, Samphao Lom, Phra Nakhon Si
Ayutthaya District, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya
13000

https://goo.gl/maps/JGw7KDmc3yaPZqfZ9

Some religious activities

Tourists can visit the inside of St. Joseph's Church,

Ayutthaya and you don’t need to pay any baht to

get in.

Reference

https://www.facebook.com/SBCBangkruai/
https://www.renown-travel.com/daytripsayutthaya
/stjosephschurch.html