Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Taiyuan
| Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Taiyuan | |||||||
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太原圣母无染原罪主教座堂 | |||||||
 Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Taiyuan in 2012 | |||||||
  Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Taiyuan Location in Shanxi | |||||||
| 37°52′59.25″N 112°33′21.68″E / 37.8831250°N 112.5560222°E | |||||||
| Location | Xinghualing District, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China | ||||||
| Denomination | Roman Catholic | ||||||
| History | |||||||
| Status | Parish church | ||||||
| Founded | 1635 | ||||||
| Founder(s) | Luigi Moccagatta | ||||||
| Architecture | |||||||
| Functional status | Active | ||||||
| Architectural type | Church building | ||||||
| Style | Romanesque architecture | ||||||
| Groundbreaking | 1902 | ||||||
| Completed | 1905 (reconstruction) | ||||||
| Specifications | |||||||
| Materials | Granite, bricks | ||||||
| Administration | |||||||
| Archdiocese | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Taiyuan | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 太原圣母无染原罪主教座堂 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 太原聖母無染原罪主教座堂 | ||||||
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Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Taiyuan (Chinese: 太原圣母无染原罪主教座堂) is a Roman Catholic church located in Xinghualing District of Taiyuan, Shanxi, China. It serves as the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Taiyuan.
History
The original church was built in Taiyuan in 1635 by Belgian Jesuit Jin Mige (金弥格), during the Ming dynasty (1368–1644).[1] It was confiscated during the reign of Yongzheng Emperor of the Qing dynasty (1644–1911).[1] The church was rebuilt in 1870 by Bishop Luigi Moccagatta.[1] In 1900, the Taiyuan massacre broke out, 45 Christian missionaries and village Christians were killed by local government, and the church was devastated by the Boxer Rebellion.[1] In 2000, 26 deadly saints in Taiyuan diocese were canonized as Chinese saints by Pope John Paul II.
A restoration of the entire church complex was carried out in 1902 by Bishop Agapito Fioretii, and was completed in 1905.[1] The church has survived the Second Sino-Japanese War and the Cultural Revolution.[1]
In March 2013, it was listed among the seventh batch of "Major National Historical and Cultural Sites in Shanxi" by the State Council of China.[2]
Gallery
References
- ^ a b c d e f 一座有故事的百年教堂：太原圣母无染原罪堂. Sohu (in Chinese). 4 November 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ^ 图片：最新成为全国文物的中国天主教建筑. xinde.org (in Chinese). 12 July 2013. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
Further reading
- Kejia, Yan (1 January 2004). Catholic Church in China [中国天主教]. ISBN 9787508505992.
- Ping, Liu (1 August 2014). 中国天主教艺术简史 [Brief History of Chinese Catholic Art] (in Chinese). Beijing: China Fortune Press. ISBN 9787504751430.