Thursday, May 1, 2008Macau
This pretty church sits on St. Augustine’s Square, notable for its black and white mosaic paved plaza and sidewalks. One of the oldest churches in Macau, it’s known for the gorgeous statue of Christ on the cross that’s carried through the streets of Macau every year on the first Sunday of Lent, with Stations of the Cross set up along the entire route.
In the 1700s, the anti-Catholic government of the time expelled the Augustine friars, and banned the Passos procession. Ironically, there was a sudden food shortage that the locals immediately associated with the action. After a loud outcry to resume the parade of “the man with the cross,” the government gave in, and reversed their original decision...and the food shortage ended.
Now, who can argue with that?
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