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COUCEIRO (Gonçalo). A IGREJA de S. Paulo de Macau. Lisboa. 1997. - COUCEIRO (Gonçalo) A IGREJA de S. Paulo de Macau . Lisboa: Livros Horizonte, 1997. 188 pp.: il.; 240 mm. First edition. A monographic study on the Church of Madre de Deus in Macau – commonly known as the Church of St. Paul – the most emblematic monument of the Portuguese presence in the East and one of the landmarks of Jesuit architecture in Asia. Couceiro reconstructs the cultural and religious context in which the temple was conceived and erected in the 17th century, also addressing the College of St. Paul attached to it, the first institution of higher learning in Asia, founded in 1594, which prepared Jesuit missionaries for Japan and China. The granite façade – the only surviving part of the 1835 fire – is analyzed in its complex iconography, which combines Western Christian symbolism with decorative elements of Eastern influence, reflecting the civilizational miscegenation that Macau represented. The work includes photographs, engravings, plans, and architectural drawings. ⚑ Auto-translated via Google Translate