San Miguel de Qingdao - The Cathedral of Shandong
The Cathedral of San Miguel, on Zhejiang Street in Qingdao, was built between 1932 and 1934 by the missionaries of the Divine Word with the project of architect Arthur Bialucha, and is the seat of the diocese of Qingdao, erected as Apostolic prefecture in 1925 and diocese in 1946.
🌹 Wonders and anecdotes
- It is the work of the Society of the Divine Word, a missionary congregation that evangelized the south of Shandong since the late 19th century.
- The project of architect Arthur Bialucha (1932-1934) made it one of the most recognizable buildings in the German historic town of Qingdao.
- The diocese was born as an apostolic prefecture in 1925 and was raised to the diocese in 1946.
- In the province of Shandong Marian devotion has its own cathedrals: Mary Helper in Yantai and the Assumption in Linyi.
Qingdao Cathedral (San Miguel)
Under the protective sword of the archangel, the Qingdao Cathedral has been accompanying the Catholics of the coastal city for almost a century, together with the network of Marian temples of Shandong.
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