The birth of the Catholic Church of Our Lady of the development is also known as the Catholic Church Kepanjen. This name is better known because the location of this church is located at Jalan Kepanjen No. 4-6 Surabaya. Church built in 1899 is the oldest church in Surabaya, but only used a year later after its construction. The delay was caused because the function of the church which was converted functioned as an emergency hospital to cope with outbreaks of cholera.
After the death of the Father is Father Moonen Pr Waanders, one of three priests who were invited Msgr. Vrancken, immediately left for Surabaya. Moonen Father arrived in Jakarta on August 13, 1847. Attention focused on fostering children, especially those who are abandoned by their parents. Since it was founded in 1856 SSV whose name is more commonly known as "Relief Fund of St. Vincent". The second mission is the restoration of the church, the cost of cash obtained from the church, congregation donations and subsidies from the government. In addition, he also bought an organ and the altar brought from the City's Bosch, but unfortunately because of engravings and drawings of relief has been damaged during the trip.
In 1889, Father CWJ Wenneker buy a parcel of land in Tempelstraat (roads have now Kepanjen) Ursuline Sisters front Land was purchased at a price 8815 Gulden. In the course of the history of the founding parish priest at the time of birth of the Father Van Santen SJ working hard to raise funds to realize the construction of churches. In 1866, Father Van Der Hagen, who bought the land rectory, after appointed as pastor and superior replace Fr Palinckx who moved task to Yogyakarta to establish a new parish. The building is designed with a longitudinal west-east direction with the neo gothic style architecture.
Groundbreaking conducted by Father PJ Van Santen on August 19, 1899. This church building is estimated to cost reached 165,000 guilders. On August 5, 1900, Msgr Edmundus Sybrandus Luypen bless church dedicated to Mary.
Architect becorak gothic church is a Dutch citizen, Westmaes. There is a similarity of this church to church Jean Baptiste Antoine, Lassus, St. Jean Baptiste de Belleville Paris which was built in 1854.
The specialty is a gothic style windows, doors and ceilings curved upward and form an angle. Apart from a pointed roof that accelerate the fall of rain.
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