河南长葛营坊村《创建天妃宫碑记》考释

Explanation on the Epigraph of Building Tainfei Empress Palace Temple of Yingfang Village Changge City Henan Province

康熙初年,清廷安插闽南地区明郑投诚官兵在中原屯垦。康熙十九年,朝廷敕封妈祖为护国庇民妙灵昭应弘仁普济天妃,福建莆田人黄瑞遂在营坊村倡建天妃宫,以供奉其由闽南随身携带到河南的木雕妈祖神像。至今仍遗落民间、未被人识的营坊创建天妃宫碑对于研究中原移民、妈祖文化具有重要的意义。

In the early year of Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty the officers and men of Ming Zheng in southern Fujian who surrendered to the empire Qing were sent to open up wasteland at the Central Plains area. The 19th year of the reign of the emperor Kangxi, the Qing government conferred Tianfei empress on Mazhu, HuangRui coming from Putian Fujian province advised to build Tianfei palace temple at Yingfang village to enshrine and worship the wood carved Mazu image statues which was carried with them to Hennan province. This inscription of building Tianfei palace temple which was lost at populace and was unknown by scholars, has im- portant significant to research the migrating of the Central Plains area and Mazu culture.