Shortly after the capture of Saigon, France gave up the Church to do where the ceremony for French Catholics. The first church was established in the 5th (today's NGO Duc Ke Street). Here is a small temple of Vietnamese people was abandoned due to the war, Bishop Lefebvre had remodelled the temple into a church. Because the first church that was too small so in 1863, Admiral Bonard decided to begin construction in other places a wooden churches on the banks of "Big Business" (also known as Jing Charner, location is the headquarters of the Court Proceedings of the Republic of Vietnam-era Magazine). Try the DAO Lefebvre celebrated put the first stone building of the Church on May 2, 1863. The Church was built of wood, completed in 1865, originally called the Church of Saigon. Later on, because this wood Church was damaged much because termites, the ceremony was held in the ballroom of the former Governor, on Nutrition after school Lasan Taberd into wealth, until the finished Cathedral.In may 1810, Governor Duperré held a design draughtsman exam in the new Church. Pass 17 other design projects, projects of the architect j. Bourard with Romanesque style arranger mixing Gothic style definition is selected. Originally, the location of construction are suggested in 3 places:On the old Exam School (what is now the corner of Le Duan and Hai BA Trung, the location of France).In large (at the location of the old church, now part of Nguyen hue).The current position.Finally, the present location was chosen. [3]. after the selected design scheme, Admiral Duperré to tender for the construction of the Church and the main architect of this also was the winning bid and the direct supervision of works. All materials from the cement, iron and steel to the screws are from France. In particular, the exterior of the buildings by type of brick made in Marseille (France), to the ceiling, not the Bowl fillers, not dust that MOSS still far bright pink color.On 7 October 1877, Bishop Isidore Colombert laid the first stone in front of Deputy Marshal South and East high level characters enough time. The Church was built in 3 years. Easter, July 4, 1880, the rite consecrate and inaugurated by the solemn organization Colombert leaders tried in the presence of Governor Le Myre de Vilers. Now, on the top, inside the church doors, the marble table in the hallway (transept) record start date, on the inauguration and its engineering. All costs of construction, interior decorating are covered by Marshal South States coverage, with 2,500,000 francs amount according to the rate of the time. Initially, the Church called the Church of the State because it put money in France by the State construction and management.In 1895, the Church added two bell towers, each 57.6 m high tower has 6 large brass bells and weighs 28.85 tons. On top of the tower with a height 3.50 m, horizontal 2 m, weighed 600 kg. Overall height from the ground to the top of the cross is 60.50 m.Bronze statue of Bishop Adran and Prince scenes, before the Church formerlyTrên vườn hoa trước nhà thờ, năm 1903, người Pháp cho dựng tượng đồng Pigneau de Béhaine (còn gọi là Giám mục Bá Đa Lộc hoặc Giám mục Adran vì vị này làm Giám mục hiệu tòa Adran) dẫn hoàng tử Cảnh (con vua Gia Long). Tượng đài này bao gồm một bệ bằng đá hoa cương đỏ hình trụ tròn và bên trên là bức tượng tạc hình Giám mục Adran với phẩm phục Giám mục, tay trái dẫn hoàng tử Cảnh. Tượng làm bằng đồng, được đúc tại Pháp, giới bình dân thời đó thường gọi là tượng "hai hình" để phân biệt với tượng "một hình", là bức tượng của Đô đốc Hải quân Pháp Genouilly ở phía công trường Mê Linh (nay là cuối đường Hai Bà Trưng, gần bờ sông Sài Gòn). Năm 1945, tượng này bị chính phủ độc lập Trần Trọng Kim phá bỏ, nhưng cái bệ đài bằng đá hoa cương đỏ thì vẫn còn tồn tại ở đó mà không có bất cứ một bức tượng nào đặt lên trên.
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