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Kukumaodzanyemba-kumadokero kweMalacca , pamhenderekedzo yeRwizi rwaMalacca, kune chivako chakatsvuka chezvitina-chechi yekare yaipurotesitendi yaKristu. Icho chimwe chezvinhu zvakakurumbira uye zvakavezwa zveguta racho. Ndokusaka vatashanyi vose vanouya kuMalacca vanosungirwa kushanyira kereke yaKristu.
Nhoroondo yeChechi yaKristu muMalacca
Muna 1641, guta rakapfuura kubva muPutukezi kusvika kuHolland, iyo yaiva chikonzero chekurambidzwa kweRoma Katurike munharaunda yayo. Chechi yeSt. Paul yakatumidzwa zita rokuti Bovenkerk uye yakashanda sechechi huru yeguta. Muna 1741, mukukudza kwemhemberero yemakore zana evakuru veDutch, yakasarudzwa kuvaka kereke huru maMalacca. Muna 1824, mukuremekedza kusayina chibvumirano chekuchinja kweguta pasi pekutungamirirwa kweBritain East India Company, kereke yepamusoro muMalacca yakanzizve Chechi yaKristu.
Kusvikira kutanga kwezana remakore rechi20 chivako chacho chakave chakavezwa muchena, izvo zvakakonzera kuti zvive nechepamusoro pemasvingo evakidzani. Muna 1911, ruvara rwechechi yaKristu muMalacca rwakashandurwa kuva rutsvuku, iro rakazova bhizinesi rebhizimisi rake.
Nzira yekugadzira yeChechi yaKristu muMalacca
Chimiro chacho chine maitiro akafanana. Nekukwirira kwedenga mamita gumi nemaviri, kureba kwayo 25 m uye upamhi hwahwo mamiriyoni 13. Chechi yaKristu muMalacca yakavakwa mumutauro weDutch wekoloni. Ndokusaka masvingo aro akavakwa kubva kuDutch matanda, uye denga rakafukidzwa nematare echiDutch. Kuti apedze pasi peChechi yaKristu muMalacca, mabhenji emagiriti akashandiswa, ayo aimboshanda sebhokisi pamabhiza emabhizimisi.
Iko kushongedza kwemahedheni ekedhedral kwakatorwa mushure mokunge kutorwa kweguta nehurumende dzeBritish. Muchiitiko ichi, mahwindo epakutanga aive akawandisa muhukuru. Ivhare uye sacristy yeChechi yaKristu muMalacca yakavakwa chete nechepakati pezana remakore rechina.
Zvigadzirwa zveChechi yaKristu muMalacca
Kereke yekare yePurotesitendi yeguta inonakidza kwete chete kwemaitiro ayo asina kujairika ekuvakwa, asiwo nokuda kwekuunganidza kwayo yakawanda yezvigadzirwa zvechitendero. Vashanyi kuChechi yaKristu muMalacca vane mukana wekuzivana nezviratidzo zvakadai zvekare:
- Kereke bhero. Chinhu ichi chakadzoka kare muna 1698.
- Aritari yeBhaibheri. Iyo inozivikanwa nokuda kwevhavha yaro yendarira, iyo iyo mazwi 1: 1 kubva kunaJohani muchiDutch akanyorwa.
- Sirivha aritari midziyo. Ichi chigadzirwa ndechokutanga kwechiDutch. Pasinei nokuti iyo midziyo inenge yakagadzirwa nechechi, inochengeterwa muchivako uye haigoni kuratidzirwa kuonekwa kwevanhu.
- Chirangaridzo mapepa nemahwendefa. Zvinomiririra matanho emigwagwa, pane izvo zvakanyorwa zvinyorwa muchiPutukezi, Chirungu neArmenian.
MuChechi yaKristu muMalacca, unogona kugara pamabhenchi ane makore mazana maviri, kutenga zviyeuchidzo nechechi dzakagadzirwa nechechi, nokudaro ugoita chipo chekugadzirwa kwayo. Kuvigwa kwetemberi kwakasununguka.
Nzira yekuenda kukereke yaKristu?
Kuti uzive chivako ichi chekugadzira, iwe unofanira kuenda kumaodzanyemba-kumadokero kweguta racho. Chechi yaKristu muMalacca iri pedyo neJalan Laksamana Avenue uye Queen Victoria Fountain. Vatashanyi vanofamba nemotokari vanogona kubva kubva muguta kuguta kusvika kune imwe nzvimbo mumaminitsi mashoma gumi. Kuti uite izvi, enda kumaodzanyemba paNzira 5, kana Jalan Chan Koon Cheng.
Vafambi vemakwikwi vari nani kuti vasarudze mugwagwa Jalan Panglima Awang. Muchiitiko ichi, rwendo rwose kuenda kuChechi yaKristu muMalacca inotora anenge maminitsi makumi mashanu. Kurutivi rwacho, uyewo inomisa nhamba yebhasi 17, iyo inotevera kubva panzvimbo yepakati.