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| '''Charles-Bénédict Nain''' (5 May 1870 – 28 June 1916) was a Catholic missionary, priest and architect active in ] and ]. He designed the ], the ] and the ] extension. | '''Charles-Bénédict Nain''' (5 May 1870 – 28 June 1916) was a Catholic missionary, priest and architect active in ], ] and ]. He designed the ], the ] and the ] extension. | ||
| ==Early life and education== | ==Early life and education== | ||
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| ==Career== | ==Career== | ||
| Nain arrived in Southeast Asia in December 1894. He was first assigned to the ] in Singapore, then within the Malaccan diocese, under Father ].<ref name = "Catholic"/> While there, he learnt to speak ].<ref name = "IRFA"/> In 1896, he was assigned to the ] in ]. Two years later, Bishop ] asked him to return to Singapore to serve as the vicar of the ]. By then, he had learnt to speak ] and ].<ref name = "Catholic"/> | Nain arrived in Southeast Asia in December 1894. He was first assigned to the ] in Singapore, then within the Malaccan diocese, under Father ].<ref name = "Catholic"/> While there, he learnt to speak ].<ref name = "IRFA"/> In 1896, he was assigned to the ] in ]. Two years later, Bishop ] asked him to return to Singapore to serve as the vicar of the ], which led him to learn ]. By then, he had learnt to speak ] and ]. Nain was paid by Father ], the parish priest of the Church of the Nativity in ], to design a new church for his congregation. The church was consecrated on 8 December 1901. His next work was the ] on ], which was built from 1901 to 1903.<ref name = "Catholic"/> Designed in the ], the chapel was "no doubt inspired by the churches of ] and ], located close to his birthplace." The chapel, which came to be known as CHIJMES Hall, was one of two buildings within the ] complex to be designated a ] in 1990.<ref name = "Pilon">{{cite book | url= | pages = 109| title=The French in Singapore: An Illustrated History, 1819-today | isbn=9789814260442 | last1=Pilon | first1=Maxime | last2=Weiler | first2=Danièle | year=2011 |publisher= Continental Sales}}</ref> | ||
| ==Personal life and death== | ==Personal life and death== | ||
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Charles-Bénédict Nain (5 May 1870 – 28 June 1916) was a Catholic missionary, priest and architect active in Penang, Seremban and Singapore. He designed the Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus Chapel and the Saint Joseph's Institution extension.
Early life and education
Nain was born in Farges-lès-Mâcon, France on 5 May 1870. According to historian Soon-Tzu Speechley, the "quality" of his draughtsmanship indicated that he was trained in architecture and it "seems likely that Nain studied at an architectural atelier in France, giving him the necessary skills required to design the sophisticated buildings he created for the Catholic Church in Singapore." Nain was listed as an "architect by training" by the convent. Nain was ordained a priest on 22 September 1984 and left for the Diocese of Malacca on 21 November.
Career
Nain arrived in Southeast Asia in December 1894. He was first assigned to the Church of Saints Peter and Paul in Singapore, then within the Malaccan diocese, under Father Alphonse Vignol. While there, he learnt to speak Hokkien. In 1896, he was assigned to the Church or Our Lady of Sorrows in Penang. Two years later, Bishop René Michel Marie Fée asked him to return to Singapore to serve as the vicar of the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd, which led him to learn English language. By then, he had learnt to speak Teochew Min and Hakka Chinese. Nain was paid by Father Casimir-Jean Saleilles, the parish priest of the Church of the Nativity in Serangoon, to design a new church for his congregation. The church was consecrated on 8 December 1901. His next work was the Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus Chapel on Victoria Street, which was built from 1901 to 1903. Designed in the Gothic Revival style, the chapel was "no doubt inspired by the churches of Mâcon and Fontaine, located close to his birthplace." The chapel, which came to be known as CHIJMES Hall, was one of two buildings within the CHIJMES complex to be designated a National monument of Singapore in 1990.
Personal life and death
References
- ^ https://irfa.paris/en/missionnaire/2140-nain-charles/
- https://www.google.com.sg/books/edition/Malayan_Classicism/bobjEAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Charles-B%C3%A9n%C3%A9dict+Nain&pg=PA65&printsec=frontcover
- ^ https://history.catholic.sg/father-charles-benedict-nain-mep/
- Pilon, Maxime; Weiler, Danièle (2011). The French in Singapore: An Illustrated History, 1819-today. Continental Sales. p. 109. ISBN 9789814260442.