Mang Lang church Nhà thờ Mằng Lăng

Church on the Kỳ Lộ

See the church on the Kỳ Lộ that keeps the first Vietnamese book in chữ Quốc ngữ. It stands in An Thạch, Tuy An, and it was built in 1892. Phép giảng tám ngày was made in Rome in 1651. Hours and a ticket are Check on arrival. The north road to the stone plates passes the church.

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The two towers and the church front

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Get thereOn the Kỳ Lộ, in An Thạch, on the north road.

Best monthsJanuary–August

An Thạch

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Walk up to the church on the Kỳ Lộ, in An Thạch, Tuy An. Two towers face the yard. It was built in 1892 by Father Joseph de la Cassagne, called Cố Xuân, for Tu hội Thừa sai Paris. The lines are Gothic. It is one of the oldest churches in the country.

Side view of Mang Lang church, a weathered tower above the steps — The side tower and the steps into the yard

The grounds keep Phép giảng tám ngày, compiled by Alexandre de Rhodes and made in Rome in 1651. It is the first Vietnamese book in chữ Quốc ngữ. In 1641 he baptized more than 90 people here, including Anrê Phú Yên, and a memorial to Anrê stands in the grounds.

Hours and a ticket are Check on arrival. The church is a stop on the north road. The stone plates lie about 40 km north of town by Tuy An Bắc and this church. The kilometres from town to the church door are Check on arrival.

Getting there and around

The church is on the Kỳ Lộ, in An Thạch, Tuy An. The road to the stone plates runs about 40 km north of Tuy Hoa by Tuy An Bắc and this church. That figure is the road to the plates. The kilometres to the church door, and the minutes, are Check on arrival.