- Idilesi: 136-148 i-Yarra St, iGeelong VIC 3220, e-Australia
- Iwebhusayithi: stmarysgeelong.com.au
- Umhla wokwakhiwa: 1854-1937.
- Iiyure zokusebenza: 7.00 - 17.00 (ngeveki 7.00 - 17.30)
I-Geelong- kubonakala ngathi, isixeko esiqhelekileyo sechwethi, kodwa ngaphakathi kwe- Australia kubonakala ngathi yikhulu-mkhulu. Lapha uhlala abantu abangaphezu kwe-160 lamawaka, eyona nto inomdla kakhulu kwilizwekazikazi. I-Geelong minyaka yonke ivakatyelwa ngabavakhenkethi abayizigidi ezi-3, abaye bakhangwa kule ndawo kungekhona nje ngobuhle bemvelo nolunxweme oludumileyo, kodwa kunye neembalo ezininzi. Phakathi kwala manani manani elikhulu lemyuziyam kwiintlobo ezahlukeneyo zezifundo, okuqhelekanga kwisixeko esiqhelekileyo e-Australia. Ingqwalasela encinane ifanelekile ukwakha ixesha lama-Victoriy inxalenye yembali yesixeko. Kodwa inqobo yeso sixeko i-Basilica yaseSt. Mary yeeNgelosi, esithathwa njengesakhiwo esikhulu kunazo zonke eGeelong.
Yintoni inomdla malunga nekrisiti?
Ukwakhiwa kwesi sikhumbuzo esiphezulu sezotywala kwaqala kwi-1854 ekude, xa ilitye lembombo lafakwa kwisiseko secawa. Ngelo xesha, iGeelong yafumana ukukhawuleza kwegolide, kwaye abantu abaninzi baphuthuma apha ukuze bafumane imali. Oku kwakuchukumisa ukukhula ngokukhawuleza nokuphuhliswa kwesi sixeko. Nangona kunjalo, le nqanaba ayizange ibe ngaphezu kweminyaka emibini, kwaye emva kwexesha kwakhiwa kwecawa. Isakhiwo esingagqitywanga esinezithuba ezingenanto ezingenanto zeefestile zeefestile iminyaka engaphezu kweleshumi elinesihlanu, kude kube ngowe-1871 ukwakha kwakungekho kwakhona. Nangona ukwakhiwa kwetempile akukaze kufinyelele kwiimodeli eziphosa, kodwa ngo-1937 ukugqitywa kokugqibela kwagqitywa - ukulungiswa kwesiphene seCawa yaseSt. Mary yeeNgelosi. Ngo-1995 isakhiwo silindelwe ukubuyisela ixesha elide. 2004 yayingummangaliso kwicawa, kuba ngoko nje iVatican yayifake kuyo isihloko se-Basilica yeSt. Mary yeeNgelosi.
Namhlanje, ukuza eYarra Street, sinokuyithanda isakhiwo esiphezulu, esakhiwa ngokucacileyo iimpawu ze-neo-Gothic. Izinto ezisemgangathweni zokwakha zaziyi-sandstone. Ngomnyaka we-2005, itempile yathatha isakhiwo esisekuqaleni kwindlela yokwenza izitshixo ezithintekayo, ezithatha umgca. Iphoswe kwi-bronze kwaye ifumaneka ngokukhawuleza phantsi kwefestile ejikeleziweyo enefestile ngefom. Umnqamlezo obalaseleyo waphoswa kwi-bronze, kwaye ummandla wayo awukho ngaphezu kweemitha zesikwere ngobukhulu. Inikezelwe kwimemori kaSheila Maguire, owayengumfundisi wesonto, kodwa ngexesha elinye wenza ezininzi izenzo ezilungileyo kubantu abahlwempu.
Nangona kunjalo, i-Basilica yaseSt. Mary yeeNgelosi ithathwa njengeyona nto inqabileyo yeso sixeko ayikho ngenxa yemifanekiso. Ukususela ngo-1937, iinjongo eziphambili zibuhlungu becawa. Ukuphakama, kufinyelela kwiimitha ezingama-46 kwaye yiyona ephezulu e-Australia. Ewe, kwaye i-basilica ngokupheleleyo ayikho ngaphantsi kunoma ubani kwindawo yokuqala ekubhekiselele kulo mba, ukunyuka ukuya kuma-64 emitha ukusuka emhlabathini.
I-Basilica yaseSt. Mary yeeNgelosi yindawo ehloniphekileyo ye-National Estate eVictoria. Kukho imibhiyozo eyahlukeneyo, iinkonzo ezininzi kunye neekhonsathi zokucula iingoma, kwiimisakramenti ngabanye zokubhaptizwa kunye nemitshato. Ukongezelela, apha ngezikhathi bahlela ukuqokelela kweminikelo, izinto ezindala kunye nokutya, abaya kuthi bazinikele kwabasweleyo. Kwakhona kwi-Basilica yaseSt. Mary yeeNgelosi isebenza kwisikolo sayo. Abakhenkethi bavunyelwe apha ngaphandle kweengxaki, imeko esemgangathweni ukuziphatha okufanelekileyo. Ukongezelela, awuyi kuvunyelwa ukuba uhambe ngokukhululekile kwaye uhlole icawa ngexesha leenkonzo zenkonzo zonqulo okanye intshumayelo. Kodwa ukuba omnye utyelelo unethamsanqa ukutyelela icawa ngeveki yeKrismesi, ngoko kwi-merry and melodic carol carols umxholo we-St.
Ndingafika njani?
Isitorelo esisondeleyo kuMoya oyiNgcwele weZiNgelosi nguMyers St St, ongasifumana kwiibhasi zikaNo.1, 24, 31, 41, 41, 42, 50, 51, 55.
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