HUA MAK CAMPUS

St. Marie’s Square

St. Marie’s Square

St. Marie’s Square is in front of St. Philip & Bernard Hall (P Building).

General CharacteristicsSt. Marie’s Square is an area where a tall pillar monument stands.  At the top of monument is the sculpture figure of St. Marie standing on the earth’s globe.  The monument has a square base. Each side of the square base has the following inscriptions.

The St. Mary’s monument was consecrated by Father Miguel on September 7, 1983, and on the same day Brother Viriya Chantavarodom, Provincial Superior, presided over the opening ceremony of St. Marie’s Square.

1st Side: The Thai inscription (translated into English) states:

2nd Side: The Thai inscription say:

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3rd Side: The English inscription says:

4th Side: An inscription in English says:

St. Marie’s Square

St. Marie’s Square

Purposes of Construction
(1) To commemorate grace and mercy of Our Lady who is merciful to humans and animals in the world.
(2) To commemorate the Holy Year of Redemption, in 1983, which is the year of remission of sins among Catholics.
(3) To commemorate King Ramkhamhaeng the Great, the King of Thailand in the Sukhothai period, who invented Thai alphabets in 1826, and, as well, to commemorate the year 1983 which was the year to celebrate the 700th anniversary of Thai alphabets, “Tai Sue”.

Construction
Built in 1983

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