Immaculate Conception of Taiyuan - The Cathedral of Shanxi
Headquarters of the Archdiocese of Taiyuan, the mission was founded in 1635 by Jesuit Michel Trigault. The present Neorromanic-style temple with two twin towers of 35.7 metres was erected between 1903 and 1905 after the destruction of the previous one in 1900.
🌹 Wonders and anecdotes
- She is a heir to one of the oldest Catholic missions in China: Jesuit Michel Trigault arrived in Taiyuan in 1633 and established the church in 1635.
- On June 24, 1900, during the Boxers rebellion, the temple was destroyed and twenty-six religious were killed, including the Apostolic Vicar Gregorio Grassi.
- The current building (1903-1905) is in a Neorromic style, with a Latin cross floor and two 35.7-metre twin bell tower.
- In 2013, the Chinese Council of State included it among the National Cultural and Historical Sites, an exceptional civil recognition for a Catholic temple.
Immaculate Conception (Taiyuan)
Cathedral of the Archdiocese of Taiyuan and witness to the martyrdom of 1900, is one of the great Marian temples of northern China. His reconstruction on the ashes of persecution makes it a sign of fidelity to the Immaculate.
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