History

18 Jan 2022

One Macao art historian decodes the fascinating world of Chinese ancestral portraiture

The author of Ancestor Portraits in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, scholar and painter Ung Vai Meng is the go-to expert on Chinese ancestral portraiture. As he has discovered through 20 years of research, the often-overlooked genre is full of surprises.

19 Sep 2021

Behind the relic: St Francis Xavier’s perilous mission to spread Catholicism across Asia

Catholic missionary St Francis Xavier is often credited for introducing and spreading Catholicism in Asia. Here’s how his right shoulder blade, a treasured relic, made its way to the St Joseph’s Seminary and Church in Macao.

11 Jul 2021

Andrew Kim Taegon: The Macao seminary student who became a Korean Catholic saint

In a tale that moves full circle across the centuries, a passionate young Christian set out a path that has since been followed by millions of the faithful.

24 Jun 2021

Robert Morrison: the visionary prophet of China

The legacy of this dedicated 19th-century Christian – who made it his personal mission to save the souls of the largest country on earth – lives on even today.