Ms. Nguyen Thi Thap (1908 - 1996), real name Nguyen Thi Tot, a daughter of her hometown Long Hung (Chau Thanh - Tien Giang, now Dong Thap) entered the history of the national revolutionary struggle as a bright star. She is the first and only Vietnamese woman to be awarded the Gold Star Medal.
In 1985, Chairman of the State Council Truong Chinh signed a decision to award the most noble medal of the State for her great contributions, especially outstanding in the revolutionary cause.
In 1994, she was awarded the title of Heroic Vietnamese Mother by President Le Duc Anh for having a husband and 2 children who sacrificed for the cause of national liberation. She was a former member of the Party Central Committee, former Vice Chairwoman of the National Assembly Standing Committee, and former President of the Vietnam Women's Union.
To show gratitude for that proud contributions, in 2005, on the occasion of the 65th anniversary of the Southern Uprising Day (1940-2005), the Party Committee, government and people of Tien Giang province built a mother church at the Nam Ky Khoi Nghia Relic Site (Long Hung commune).
Here on November 23, 1940, the Southern Uprising took place, in which she was a key officer, in charge of the province's concentrated armed forces, coordinating with local uprising forces to rob the government.
The house was built in the Southern wooden house architecture, 235m2 wide, including 3 compartments. In the middle of the room used as a place to worship Ms. Nguyen Thi Thap, there is a bronze statue of her mother weighing 200kg, on both sides displaying artifacts related to her revolutionary life and daily life.
Located in the space of many ancient trees and an airy atmosphere, Mrs. Nguyen Thi Thap's Church is not only a place of worship, but also a place to preserve and promote historical documents and artifacts, serving the education of revolutionary traditions for the younger generation.
Therefore, this place attracts many organizations and individuals to visit and organize activities about origin on major holidays, especially International Women's Day March 8, Vietnam Women's Union Day October 20, Vietnam Uprising Day November 23...
