View of memorial church, Ambatonakanga, Madagascar ca. 1868

"Ambàtonakànga Mem.l Church". Exterior view of the first memorial church, built by James Sibree between January 1864 and January 1867. The old chapel, built by Dr John in 1831 can be seen to the right of the image. Christians were imprisoned here and many dragged to martyrdom during the period of persecution of Christians under Queen Ranavalona I. Three figures of indigenous men appear in foreground, blurred due to movement.; John Parrett served as a printer for the London Missionary Society in Madagascar from 1862 to 1885, first at the capital Tananarive [now Antananarivo] then, following a period of furlough in England from 1873 to 1875, at Amparibe. Parrett sailed to Madagascar in 1862 as part of a large missionary party comprising Dr and Mrs Andrew Davidson , Mr and Mrs Robert Toy, schoolmaster Charles Thomas Stagg and Mrs Stagg, Reverend John Duffus and Reverend William Edward Cousins. The party was sent to aid Reverend William Ellis who had pioneered the re-introduction of missionaries to Madagascar in 1862 on the accession of King Radama II to the throne, following the death of Queen Ranavalona I in 1861.

安巴托纳坎加纪念教堂（Ambàtonakànga Memorial Church）：本图为该首座纪念教堂的外景，由詹姆斯·西布里（James Sibree）于1864年1月至1867年1月间主持修建。画面右侧可见约翰博士（Dr John）于1831年建造的旧礼拜堂。在拉瓦洛娜一世（Queen Ranavalona I）统治时期的基督教迫害浪潮中，大量基督徒曾被囚禁于此，诸多信徒惨遭殉道。画面前景处有三名当地原住民男子的身影，因移动而略显模糊。约翰·帕雷特（John Parrett）于1862年至1885年间任职于伦敦传道会（London Missionary Society）驻马达加斯加办事处，担任印刷技工一职：最初在首都塔那那利佛（原称Tananarive，现名安塔那那利佛Antananarivo）履职，1873年至1875年在英国休假期满后，转赴安帕里贝（Amparibe）工作。1862年，帕雷特随一支大型传教使团启程赴马达加斯加，该使团成员包括安德鲁·戴维森博士夫妇、罗伯特·托伊夫妇、教师查尔斯·托马斯·斯托格及其夫人、约翰·达弗斯牧师以及威廉·爱德华·卡曾斯牧师。这支使团受命协助威廉·埃利斯牧师：1861年拉瓦洛娜一世驾崩后，拉达马二世（King Radama II）即位，埃利斯牧师于1862年率先推动传教士重返马达加斯加。