Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Nanjing)
The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (圣母无染原罪始胎堂), commonly known as Shigu Road Cathedral (石鼓路天主教堂) to the locals, is a late 19th-century church in
Archdiocese of Nanjing and is the only Catholic church within the city of Nanjing today. In 1982 it was also listed as a Jiangsu
Provincial Historic Site.
Beginnings
The first church in Nanjing was established by the Italian
Catholicism
and the church was torn down.
Reconstruction
In 1870 a new
Buddhist temple. It was consecrated as the Church of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception. During the Northern Expedition War (1926–1927) it suffered severe damages and was even used as a stables for a period of time. Afterwards, in 1928 it was restored by the National Government and its appearance today is much the same as it was after this last restoration, despite having been somewhat damaged and closed as well during the Cultural Revolution
.
See also
- Roman Catholic Marian churches
- Nanjing
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nanking
- Matteo Ricci
- Roman Catholicism in China
- List of Catholic cathedrals in China
- List of Roman Catholic Dioceses in China
- Religion in China
- Christianity in China
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Nanjing.
- "The Two Razings and Three Constructions of the Nanjing Cathedral". Jiangsu Ethnic Religions. Retrieved 2008-09-22. [dead link]
- zh:石鼓路天主教堂 (Shigu Road Catholic Church), Chinese Wikipedia, accessdate=2008-09-22 (in Chinese)