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The St. Paul's Church or Gereja Paulus is a Protestant church located in Menteng, Jakarta, Indonesia. ==History== The first laying of the foundation was done on 3 January 1936. The construction was complete within months and the following inauguration was held on January 3, 1936. The new church was named Nassaukerk. During the Japanese occupation of the Dutch East Indies, the Church was renamed ''Gereja Menteng'', ("Menteng Church"). During this period, the Japanese still allowed the Dutch priests to held a mass until 1943, when the Dutch priests and the congregations were brought to internment camps. The mass itself was still held until it was banned sometimes later.〔 In October 1944, the Dutch language mass was replaced with Malay language, even though in reality it was still mixed with Dutch language. This condition continued until October 1945, when Indonesia proclaimed independence. After this, The church was renamed Nassaukerk again and the mass resumed in Dutch, but the desire to held the mass in Indonesian language was apparent. At that time, there were only three Indonesian-speaking priests.〔 On October 31, 1948, the synod of Protestant Church in Western Indonesia was formed. Nassaukerk was renamed Pauluskerk or Gereja Paulus (St. Paul's Church).〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「St. Paul's Church, Jakarta」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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