The Holy Spirit of Mercy Bac Trach Temple (also known as the Holy Bac Trach Temple, Bac Trach Church) is the name of a Roman Catholic church belonging to the Thai Binh Diocese, Vietnam. Bac Trach Church is located in Van Truong commune, Tien Hai district, Thai Binh province, 23 km east of Thai Binh city. Bac Trach Church is one of the most beautiful and largest churches in Vietnam today.
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Bac Trach Church , also known as the Holy Rosary Mother Rosary Temple, is located in Van Truong commune, Tien Hai district, Thai Binh. This is a church with a magnificent beauty, splendid and extremely magnificent. Anyone who visits the temple must be amazed and exclaimed in awe by the magnificence of this church. 
Enjoying heaven at the church of Bac Trach – Thai Binh
Often, people here come to the church mainly to pray, to remove the mistakes they have made. In addition, the church is also the cathedral that regularly takes place at weddings, a place to demonstrate the love of a couple. Bac Trach Church is not only that but also a very famous photo-taking place of tourists from near and far. 
The church is also the cathedral where weddings are frequent, a place to demonstrate the love of a couple
In 1735, the first church was built but still quite rudimentary, until 1770 was rebuilt and developed to this day. And the number of parishioners is also increasing rapidly, Bac Trach is the largest parish in Thai Binh Diocese with more than 6,500 in the name.
Until 2006, Reverend Augustine Nguyen Quang Huy started rebuilding the church. By 2013, the church was officially completed to keep the beauty until today!
Unique architecture at Bac Trach church
Bac Trach Church was built in the old classic Gothic architecture and combined with Greek architecture on the two sides of the church. This makes a completely different unique feature for other churches in Thai Binh. The motifs and patterns at the church are made in a sophisticated and extremely sophisticated manner. It can be said that the architecture “in gold, in addition to green” is unique to Bac Trach – Thai Binh church ! 
The motifs and patterns at the church are made in a sophisticated and extremely sophisticated manner
You may be even more surprised to know that this church is built with more than 46,000 stone bricks, with more than 350 tons of iron, more than 500 tons of lime and nearly 3000 tons of cement, using more than 15m3 of ironwood and 1000m2 of paint. inside and outside the church, … along with many other materials to see, this is indeed a monumental and proud project of Thai Binh people. Bac Trach Church with a length of 92 meters, a width of 45 meters, the height of the bell tower up to 60 meters. With such scale and stature, the Bac Trach Church is considered one of the largest churches in Vietnam.
This church was built with more than 46,000 stone bricks, with more than 350 tons of iron, more than 500 tons of lime and nearly 3,000 tons of cement, …
Inside the church, there are nearly 100 different statues and reliefs, along with a row of paintings printed on the church’s glass, creating a very overwhelming space as you stand in a church space in France. The inside details are made extremely meticulous and sophisticated. Along with the columns of houses painted in gold, creating a very magnificent scene, the outstanding church is now even more prominent!
The upper dome of the church is very elaborate and detailed, entering here, you will feel like entering a sumptuous palace, truly splendid. It can be said that this place is considered as the most elaborate and magnificent church in both architecture and unique interior and exterior decoration in Vietnam.
Overwhelmed with the beauty of Bac Trach church
Bac Trach Church has a very wide bell tower hanging up to 6 bells of different sizes, the heaviest bell is more than 3 tons. In the front of the church hung a large clock with a diameter of up to 4 meters. Create visitors with a very special impression, thinking they are standing in Europe in the middle of Thai Binh land. 
Overwhelmed with the beauty of Bac Trach church
Coming to this place, you can visit places such as the main church, the sanctuary. This is mainly a place where daily rituals take place, where people come to pray. Alternatively, you can also visit the parishioners’ section that has separate rows of seats and kneeling. Around the church of Bac Trach there are 14 Stations of the Cross – paintings and statues are made to recreate the Passion of Jesus Christ.
Besides, you can visit the cave, the bell tower of Our Lady’s radio, catechism room, bookstore to learn. A lot of interesting and interesting things are waiting for you at this Bac Trach Church!
Visiting Bac Trach church will give you a very interesting experience, different from other churches in Thai Binh. What are you waiting for without coming to discover this place right away and check-in for the pictures of the beautiful scenery here right now?
The special Gothic architecture of the Bac Trach church
Classic Gothic architecture combined with Greek architectural knowledge on the two sides of the building, combined with sophisticated and sharp decorative motifs.
Especially, entering the church is even more surprised with the columns painted in gold and the murals make the church look even more prominent.
Architecture “in gold, outside green”, especially only in Bac Trach
When looking up at the dome with elaborate paintings and elaborate decorations, it feels like admiring an authentic basilica.
Coming to Bac Trach Church, you will feel quite strange, caught up in the enchanting and mysterious architecture.
In addition to the massive, splendid and magnificent, Bac Trach Church is decorated with meticulous and elaborate patterned lines from the smallest petal or thread that is difficult to find anywhere else.
This place is built quite meticulously with tons of construction materials combined with circular architecture, reliefs, paintings to bring you lively space.
Moreover, you will be impressed by more than 100 sets of doors in the exterior glass. Each door is a colorful picture
The church stands out for its magnificent architecture, one of the most elaborate and beautiful in terms of architecture and decoration in Vietnam.
Numbers speak at Bac Trach church
Bac Trach Church has a length of 92.5m; width: 32m, bell tower: 61m high, head height: 57m.
Construction materials for Bac Trach church: 46,000 bricks, 351 tons of iron, 527 tons of lime, 2,859 tons of cement, 15 m3 of iron wood, 1000 m2 of stones of all kinds, about 1000 m2 of paint inside and outside, 122 panels of picture glass; nearly 100 round statues, reliefs, paintings of all kinds.
The bell tower is hung with a set of 6 bells. In it, the largest bell weighs 3 tons.
The clock hanging in the church lobby has a diameter of 4 m.
With its size and stature, Bac Trach Church is one of the largest churches in Vietnam.
What’s there to come to Bac Trach church?
Bac Trach Church is the largest Catholic church in Vietnam.
Like other churches, in Bac Trach there are the following places:
- The main church: is the place where daily rituals, prayers, eucharistic adoration, sacramental performance take place.
- The Holy Palace: is the place where the priest actually performs the rituals. The sanctuary is often in a solemn and higher position so that parishioners can observe the Mass.
- Part for lay people attending Mass, there are rows of seats, kneeling.
- Around the main church’s interior, there are always 14 Stations of the Cross, a picture or statue depicting the Passion of Jesus.
- In addition, on the Holy Palace there are more statues and altars of Mary, St. Joseph
- Bell Tower: can be the same architecture as the main church or an independent architecture.
- Radio Our Lady
- Stone cave
- The parish rectory, or parish pastor house where the parish executive meeting is held, also has rooms for clergy to live and work.
- In addition, there may be other buildings such as catechism classrooms, remains houses (where urns of dead remains are located), bookstores.
What to do to church?
In addition to the location of the sheep coming here to pray, is the cathedral where the ritual weddings of Christianity are held.
Catholic couple
With the beauty of Bac Trach Church, this place is also the place to take wedding photos and take photos of the students and students each season farewell to the school year.
Bac Trach Church is a beautiful place, if you have the opportunity, please visit this place.
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