Pingyao Catholic Church

Pingyao Catholic Church (Chinese: 平遥天主堂) is a Roman Catholic church located in Pingyao County, Shanxi, China.

Pingyao Catholic Church
平遥天主堂
Pingyao Catholic Church in 2011
Pingyao Catholic Church is located in Shanxi
Pingyao Catholic Church
Pingyao Catholic Church
Location in Shanxi
37°12′31″N 112°11′52″E / 37.208615°N 112.19787°E / 37.208615; 112.19787
LocationPingyao County, Shanxi, China
DenominationRoman Catholic
History
StatusChurch
Founded1910 (1910)
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architectural typeChurch building
StyleRomanesque architecture
Specifications
MaterialsGranite, bricks
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese平遥天主堂
Traditional Chinese平遙天主堂
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinPíngyáo Tiānzhǔtáng

History

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Christianity spread into the country as early as 1886 by an Italian missionary.[1] The church traces its origins to the former Wudao Temple (五道庙), founded in 1910.[1] It was severely damaged by the Red Guards during the ten-year Cultural Revolution.[1] The current version was completed in 1984.[1] In November 2011, it was inscribed as a municipal cultural relic preservation organ by the Pingyao government.[1]

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Pingyao Catholic Church
Bell tower
Pingyao Catholic Church

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e 山西平遥古城-中西文化结合的古城,这里洗涤心灵的好地方. qq.com (in Chinese). 27 December 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2021.

Further reading

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  • 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.