Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception of Taipei - The Cathedral of Taiwan
The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception of Taipei, built in 1959, is the seat of the Archbishop of Taipei and the center of the Catholic Church in Taiwan, where the Catholic community celebrates Mary in the midst of a largely Buddhist and Taoist society.
🌹 Wonders and anecdotes
- The cathedral, rebuilt in 1959 after an earthquake, has a design that fuses Western and Eastern elements.
- It is the seat of the archdiocese of Taipei, erected in 1949.
- The Catholic community of Taiwan, although a minority, maintains an active devotion to the Virgin Mary.
- Every 8 December, the feast of the Immaculate Conception is celebrated with a solemn mass presided over by the Archbishop.
Immaculate Conception of Taipei
The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception of Taipei is the seat of the archdiocese of Taipei and the main Catholic temple of Taiwan. Originally built in 1900 and rebuilt in 1959, it represents the presence of the Catholic Church on the island. Devotion to the Immaculate Conception unites the Taiwanese Catholic community.
🙏 Immaculate Conception, pray for us.
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