All Saints Church, Shanghai
All Saints Church | ||
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诸圣堂 | ||
Style Neo-Romanesque | | |
Completed | 1925 |
All Saints Church (
History
In 1915, Cameron Farquhar McRae, a missionary of the Episcopal Church, purchased a house in the Shanghai French Concession as his preaching station.[1] In 1919, Bishop Frederick Graves purchased the land that the church currently occupies and built the first church building.[2] The current church building was planned by McRae and Wang Xiaokui (汪孝奎), and was completed and consecrated on Christmas day in 1925.[2] It was under the administration of the Chung Hua Sheng Kung Hui (the Anglican Church in China, abbr. CHSKH).[3]
On 1 November 1927, Chen Yong'en was consecrated was consecrated as assistant bishop of Fukien at the church. On 9 June 1934, Shen Zigao was consecrated as bishop of Shensi at the church.[4] Shen was the first Anglican diocesan bishop of Chinese origin.[5] In 1949, the church had 633 baptised and 387 confirmed congregants. The pastors at the time were Wei Xiben (魏希本) and Peng Shengyong (彭聖傭).[3]
During the
Architecture
The church was built in the
The church faces west. At the front of the church, there is a
The church has an area of 1,326 square metres (14,270 sq ft). The main sanctuary has a capacity of 500 people, while the chapel and the church annex can host 1,000 people. It is listed as one of the Featured Historical Buildings of Shanghai (优秀历史建筑).[7]
Gallery
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The church seen from Middle Fuxing Road
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The side view of the church, showing Neo-Romanesque windows
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The plaque of the church, displaying its name in Chinese "諸聖堂"
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The tower of the church with a cross on top
See also
- List of historic buildings in Shanghai
- Holy Trinity Cathedral, Shanghai, also in Huangpu District
- Huizhong Church, Shanghai – 1904 church in Huangpu district
References
Citations
- ^ Editorial Committee 2001, p. 423.
- ^ a b c d e Wang 2014.
- ^ a b Annuals of CHSKH 1949, p. 27.
- ^ Wickeri 2015, p. 201.
- ^ Wickeri 2015, p. 211.
- ^ Editorial Committee 2001, pp. 423–24.
- ^ a b Chai 2006, p. 146.
Newspapers
- Wang, Weiming (2014-03-27). “后生晚辈”却毫不逊色:诸圣堂 科林斯柱拱门后的百年回眸 [All Saints Church: a Latecomer yet Extraordinary]. Youth Daily.
Dissertations
- Chai, Xuyuan (2006). 上海市近代教会建筑历史初探 [A Primary Research on the History of Modern Church Architecture in Shanghai] (PDF) (MPhil thesis). Tongji University.
Books
- 中華聖公會年鑑(一九四九) [Annuals of Chung Hua Sheng Kung Hui / Anglican-Episcopal Province of China (1949)] (PDF). Shanghai: 總議會中央辦事處 (Central Executive Office of the General Council).
- Editorial Committee (2001). 上海宗教志 [History of Religion in Shanghai]. Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences Press. ISBN 9787806188255.
- Wickeri, Philip L., ed. (2015). Christian Encounters with Chinese Culture: Essays on Anglican and Episcopal History in China. Hong Kong University Press. ISBN 9789888208388.
External links
- Official website (in Chinese) by the Government of Huangpu