St Michael's Church, Songyae
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Thai: วัดอัครเทวดามีคาแอล Wat Akan Thewada Mikhael |
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St Michael Church, Songyae
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| 16°04′04″N 104°22′49″E / 16.067726°N 104.3802°ECoordinates: 16°04′04″N 104°22′49″E / 16.067726°N 104.3802°E | |
| Location | Ban Nong Songyae, Kham Toei, Thai Charoen, Yasothon Province |
| Country | Thailand |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Website | www.songyae.com |
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| Dedication | Michael (archangel) |
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| Parish | St. Michael |
| Diocese | Ubon Ratchathani |
St Michael's Church, Songyae (Thai: วัดอัครเทวดามีคาแอล ณ บ้านหนองซ่งแย้ Wat Akhan Thewada Mikha-el na Ban Nong Songyae) is a Roman Catholic parish church in the northeastern Thai village of Ban Nong Songyae, subdistrict Kham Toei, Thai Charoen district, Yasothon Province (บ้านหนองซ่งแย้ ต.คำเตย อ.ไทยเจริญ จ.ยโสธร.) Nong หนอง indicates a fen; swampy or marshy land; Song ซ่ง is dialect for a group; yae ตัวแย้ is the Beauty or Common Butterfly Lizard, Liolepis belliana.
According to the brochure published by the church, the Reverend Bishop Baye collected the history proper from congregational recollections, together with information from the Reverend Desaval's memoir. The first five families to settle in Ban Nong-Song-Yae arrived in 1908, some of them having been accused in their former homes of being possessed by ghosts. News of a Catholic priest in Ban-Sae-Song (บ้านเซซ่ง reached the villagers, and four of them met the Reverends Desaval and Ambrosio. The two began to taking turns making monthly visits, staying four or five days to teach the catholic faith. They soon asked that a temporary shelter be built for them, and in 1909 this shelter became the first chapel in Ban Nong-Song-Yae. In 1913 the village and congregation increased to fifteen families. In 1914 war between Germany and France resulted in about ten French missionaries being recalled to serve in the army. The reverend Gantang was left responsible for a large area, assisted by the Catechist Nai Siang Tan who was responsible for Ban Nong-Song-Yae. I By 1919 the congregation had increased to 400. A second church was built that was used for only three or four years before it proved too small. The third, built like a big terrace house with a wooden roof, bamboo walls, and six rooms, was located near Nong-Kai-Pig. Fire damaged four of the rooms, after which the congregation repaired and enlarged it, and located a priest's residence nearby.
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