Songyang Catholic Church
| Songyang Catholic Church | |
|---|---|
松阳天主教堂 | |
 Songyang Catholic Church in December 2016. | |
  Songyang Catholic Church Location in Zhejiang | |
| 28°27′24″N 119°29′33″E / 28.456594°N 119.492467°E | |
| Location | Xiping Subdistrict, Songyang County, Zhejiang, China |
| Country | China |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Founded | Guangxu period (1875–1908) of the Qing dynasty (1644–1911) |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architectural type | Church building |
| Style | Imitating European architecture |
| Specifications | |
| Floor area | 767 m2 (0.000296 sq mi) |
| Materials | Bricks |
Songyang Catholic Church (simplified Chinese: 松阳天主教堂; traditional Chinese: 松陽天主教堂; pinyin: Sōngyáng Tiānzhūjiàotáng) is a Roman Catholic Church located in Xiping Subdistrict, Songyang County, Zhejiang, China.[1]
History
[edit]Songyang Catholic Church was built in the Guangxu period (1875–1908) of the Qing dynasty (1644–1911).[1] It is the only well-preserved Catholic Church in Lishui city.
Architecture
[edit]Now the existing main buildings include the Church, the Priest Building and living buildings.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Lǚ Yaoqian (吕耀钤) (1996). 松阳县志 [Songyang County Annals] (in Chinese). Hangzhou, Zhejiang: Zhejiang People's Publishing House. ISBN 9787213012112.
Further reading
[edit]- 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.