Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Taiyuan
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.
| 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 | |||||||
| Location | Xinghualing District, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China | ||||||
| Denomination | Roman Catholic | ||||||
| History | |||||||
| Status | Parish church | ||||||
| Founded | 1635 | ||||||
| Founder(s) | Luigi Moccagatta | ||||||
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| Functional status | Active | ||||||
| Architectural type | Church building | ||||||
| Style | Romanesque architecture | ||||||
| Groundbreaking | 1902 | ||||||
| Completed | 1905 (reconstruction) | ||||||
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| 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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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 Fioretini, 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]
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References
- 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.