Talk:Saigon Notre-Dame Basilica

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I've just visited the Notre Dame Cathedral in Saigon and was very interested in its shrines. Neon halos were used on the various sculptures, and with this exception most of the shrines seemed to meet the typical standards of shrines/Cathedrals I know from the U.S. There was one shrine, however, that was designed in a classical Chinese form. This placard was on its base: Ky Niem (Le?) Phong Thanh ____ Chan Phuc Tu Dao Viet Nam. Ngay 19.6.1988. Any insight into this shrine? 74.71.130.26 00:12, 19 June 2007 (UTC)

The sign on the placard seems to be not connected with catholicism, and evidently looks like Vietnamese "patriotic" slogan. To find out about the above shrine, it is better to know its address or street of its location.Ans-mo 14:39, 25 June 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for the information. The shrine is located inside the Cathedral. It is the only one that isn't simply a single Saint. It has three figures (possibly Saints) standing at the peaks of a very-Chinese looking facade.

75.68.8.6 18:44, 30 June 2007 (UTC)

Sorry, I ve mistaken, I thought it was some separate standing shrine not connected with the Cathedral. If it is a part of the Cathedral, the sign should have some spiritual meaning for catholics. "Ky niem" is to remember something.Ans-mo 11:23, 18 July 2007 (UTC)

Kỷ niệm lễ phong thánh ____ chân phúc tử đạo Việt Nam means "In commemoration of the canonization of _______, Vietnamese martyrs". DHN 23:34, 16 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Etymology of Vietnamese name

According to User:DHN: "Nhà thờ" = church ("worship house"), "Đức Bà" = revered lady, the Vietnamese translation of "Notre Dame". Its official name is "Vương cung Thánh đường Chánh tòa Đức Bà Sài Gòn", which is "Saigon Notre Dame Basilica". Badagnani (talk) 00:51, 16 January 2008 (UTC)

I believe this should be added to the article, especially the official name. Badagnani (talk) 00:51, 16 January 2008 (UTC)