De Alemania a Alishan: La iglesia de Nuestra Señora de Lourdes en la aldea de Chukow, del padre Friedrich Linzenbach SVD (Lin Shenbai)

Li-Pen Yu

doi:10.17979/aarc.2022.9.0.9441

Authors

Li-Pen Yu Tainan National University of the Arts

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17979/aarc.2022.9.0.9441

Keywords:

Church architecture, Friedrich Linzenbach/Lin Shenbai, Society of the Divine Word, Village of Chukow, Taiwan

Abstract

This study explores the artistic, cultural and historical significance of the Church of Our Lady of Lourdes in the village of Chukow (Fanlu Township, Chiayi County), designed by SVD Father Friedrich Linzenbach (1904-81) in 1960. The deserted church mirrored the boom of church building projects in Taiwan during the 1950s to 1970s, along with the relocation of the western missionaries from the mainland China to Taiwan since the outbreak of the civil war between the Nationalist Party and the Communist Party. The appearance, structure, and interior design of this church reveal not only the style and concept of the European modern church architecture, but also the influence of the liturgical movement, Western reflections on Asian culture and local climate. It is a witness to an unknown history of European- Taiwan intercultural understanding, and a precious cultural heritage of Taiwan, worth of urgent saving and safeguarding.

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