Jiaxing Vincent Abbey
| Jiaxing Vincent Abbey | |
|---|---|
嘉兴文生修道院 | |
Roman Catholic | |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Founded | 1902 |
| Founder(s) | Bu Shijia (步师加) |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Passive |
| Architectural type | Church building |
| Years built | 1903 |
| Groundbreaking | 1902 |
| Completed | 1903 |
| Specifications | |
| Floor area | 5,677 m2 (0.002192 sq mi) |
| Materials | Bricks |
Jiaxing Vincent Abbey (
, China.History
Jiaxing Vincent Abbey was built by French priest Bu Shijia (步师加) in 1903, during the
Red Guards attacked the church and Catholic books were damaged or destroyed.[2] In March 2005, it was designated as a "Historical and Cultural Site Protected at the Provincial Level" by the Zhejiang government. In May 2013, it was listed among the seventh batch of "Major National Historical and Cultural Sites in Zhejiang" alongside Jiaxing Catholic Church by the State Council of China.[3]
References
- ^ 【中国人的一天】画家“入住”修道院. qq.com (in Chinese). 9 November 2015. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
- ^ a b Xu Hui (徐卉), ed. (10 August 2009). 文生修道院. zjol.com.cn (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 23 October 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
- ^ 嘉兴国保 嘉兴文生修道院与天主堂. ifeng (in Chinese). 22 October 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
Further reading
- Kejia, Yan (2004-01-01). Catholic Church in China 中国天主教 [Catholic church in China] (in Simplified Chinese). ISBN 9787508505992.
- Ping, Liu (2014-08-01). 中国天主教艺术简史 [Brief History of Chinese Catholic Art] (in Chinese). Beijing: China Fortune Press. ISBN 9787504751430.