St. Joseph's Church, Shaoxing

St. Joseph's Church, Shaoxing (Chinese: 绍兴圣若瑟堂), locally known as St. Joseph's Church, Bazi Bridge (八字桥圣若瑟堂), is a Roman Catholic church located in Yuecheng District of Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China.[1]

St. Joseph's Church, Shaoxing
绍兴圣若瑟堂
St. Joseph's Church, Shaoxing in 2012
St. Joseph's Church, Shaoxing is located in Zhejiang
St. Joseph's Church, Shaoxing
St. Joseph's Church, Shaoxing
Location in Zhejiang
30°00′23″N 120°35′51″E
LocationYuecheng District, Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China
DenominationRoman Catholic
History
StatusChurch
Founded1871 (1871)
Founder(s)Andre Rene Guillot
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architectural typeChurch building
StyleRomanesque architecture
Groundbreaking1903
Completed1907 (reconstruction)
Specifications
MaterialsGranite, bricks
Administration
DioceseRoman Catholic Diocese of Ningbo
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese绍兴圣若瑟堂
Traditional Chinese紹興聖約瑟堂
St. Joseph's Church, Bazi Bridge
Simplified Chinese八字桥圣若瑟堂
Traditional Chinese八字橋聖約瑟堂

History

The church was originally built by French missionary Andre Rene Guillot (1820–1887) in 1871.[2] An extension of the entire church complex was carried out in 1903 by Italian missionary Jaoques Chianello (1865–1927), and was completed in 1907.[2] Soon after, Benevolence Hall, Nursing Home, Nursery, Peide Primary School, Convenient Cloth Factory and Convenient Match Factory was successively added to the church.[2]

The church was occupied by the Shaoxing Opera Troupe during the ten-year Cultural Revolution, and was officially reopened to the public in July 1988. In May 1993, it was designated as a municipal cultural relic preservation organ by the Shaoxing government.

Interior of the church

References

  1. Zhang Duomo (张多默) (3 April 2011). 为什么宁波主教座堂是全国文保单位?. xinde.org (in Chinese). Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  2. 第三章 天主教. Government of Shaoxing (in Chinese). 13 April 2005. Retrieved 25 July 2021.

Further reading

  • 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.
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