St. Theresa's Church, Haining
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St. Theresa's Church, Haining | |||||||
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圣女小德肋撒天主堂 | |||||||
30°27′52″N 120°27′30″E / 30.46441°N 120.45843°E | |||||||
Location | Haining, Zhejiang, China | ||||||
Denomination | Roman Catholic | ||||||
History | |||||||
Status | Church | ||||||
Founded | 1929 | ||||||
Architecture | |||||||
Functional status | Active | ||||||
Architectural type | Church building | ||||||
Style | Gothic architecture | ||||||
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Materials | Granite, bricks | ||||||
Administration | |||||||
Archdiocese | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hangzhou | ||||||
Chinese name | |||||||
Simplified Chinese | 圣女小德肋撒天主堂 | ||||||
Traditional Chinese | 聖女小德肋撒天主堂 | ||||||
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St. Theresa's Church, Haining (Chinese: 圣女小德肋撒天主堂) is a Roman Catholic church located in the town of Chang'an, Haining, Zhejiang, China.[1]
History
[edit]The church was originally built in 1929 by Chinese believers and belonged to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hangzhou.[2]
In January 2017, it was declared a provincial cultural relic preservation organ by the Zhejiang government.
Architecture
[edit]The church is seven rooms wide with a Gothic style.[2] It has a 17-metre (56 ft) high bell tower.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ 『浙·海宁』圣女小德肋撒天主堂. Sohu (in Chinese). 22 May 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ^ a b c Xu Tao (许涛); Shen Xingfang (沈星舫) (4 February 2017). 海宁这些“宝贝”浙江要重点保护 在哪. zjol.com.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 29 July 2021.
Further reading
[edit]- 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.