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Cathedral of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Datong

Coordinates: 40°05′30″N 113°18′00″E / 40.09167°N 113.30000°E / 40.09167; 113.30000
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Cathedral of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Datong
大同圣母圣心堂
Cathedral of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in 2011
Cathedral of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Datong is located in Shanxi
Cathedral of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Datong
Cathedral of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Datong
Location in Shanxi
40°05′30″N 113°18′00″E / 40.09167°N 113.30000°E / 40.09167; 113.30000
LocationDatong, Shanxi, China
DenominationRoman Catholic
History
StatusParish church
Founded1889 (1889)
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architectural typeChurch building
StyleNeoclassical architecture
Completed1906 (reconstruction)
Demolished1900
Specifications
MaterialsGranite
Administration
DioceseRoman Catholic Diocese of Datong
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese大同圣母圣心堂
Traditional Chinese大同聖母聖心堂
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinDàtóng Shèngmǔ Shèngxīn Táng

Cathedral of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Datong (Chinese: 大同圣母圣心堂) is a Roman Catholic cathedral located in Datong, Shanxi, China.[1]

History

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Construction of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, designed by Franciscan missionaries from Italy, commenced in 1889 and was completed in 1891.[1] It was burned by a catastrophic fire in 1900 during the Boxer Uprising, causing many casualties in the Christian community in the area.[1] It was restored in 1906 in a neoclassical architecture style.[1]

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Datong was set up in 1922 and came under the leadership of the CICM Missionaries.[1]

During the Cultural Revolution, the church was severely damaged by the Red Guards, while Christians were hunted by the Communists.[1] Both bell towers collapsed.[1] And the church was used as a workshop.[1] It underwent two renovations, respectively in 1982 and 2006.[1] Two 17-metre (56 ft) high bell towers were added to the church.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Niu Minyue (牛民悦) (25 September 2006). 大同教区总堂喜迎百年庆典. xinde.org (in Chinese). Retrieved 19 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.