Beizhen Catholic Church
| Beizhen Catholic Church | |||||||
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北镇天主教堂 | |||||||
 Beizhen Catholic Church in 2010 | |||||||
  Beizhen Catholic Church Location in Liaoning | |||||||
| 41°35′48″N 121°47′40″E / 41.59667°N 121.79444°E | |||||||
| Location | Beizhen, Liaoning, China | ||||||
| Denomination | Roman Catholic | ||||||
| History | |||||||
| Status | Parish church | ||||||
| Founded | 1886 | ||||||
| Founder(s) | Yi Ruohan | ||||||
| Architecture | |||||||
| Functional status | Active | ||||||
| Architectural type | Church building | ||||||
| Specifications | |||||||
| Floor area | 3,300-square-metre (36,000 sq ft) | ||||||
| Materials | Granite | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 北镇天主教堂 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 北鎮天主教堂 | ||||||
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The Beizhen Catholic Church (Chinese: 北镇天主教堂) is a Roman Catholic church in Beizhen, Liaoning, China.[1]
History
[edit]The church was originally built by French missionary Yi Ruohan (亿若翰) in 1886.[2]
In October 2014, it was inscribed as provincial cultural relic preservation organ by the Liaoning government.
Architecture
[edit]The church is located in the north and faces the south. It is 24-metre (79 ft) long from north to south and 9.4-metre (31 ft) wide from east to west, covering a total area of 3,300-square-metre (36,000 sq ft).
References
[edit]- ^ 《天主教辽宁教区历史沿革及现状》. lncatholic.org. 28 January 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-01-28. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
- ^ 北镇县志 [Annals of Beizhen]. Shenyang, Liaoning: Liaoning Nationalities Publishing House. 1996. ISBN 7805276811.