Catholic Church in Shaanxi
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Roman Catholicism is a minority religious denomination in Shaanxi, a province of China. In Xi'an, there is the cathedral of St Francis. Shaanxi has experienced Christian persecution.{{Cite web |date=18 Jun 2009 |title=China: Government Targets Taochuan Christian Church Shaanxi |url=http://www.christiansincrisis.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3591&Itemid=39 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723042024/http://www.christiansincrisis.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3591&Itemid=39 |archive-date=23 Jul 2011 |access-date=23 Jan 2011}}{{Unreliable source?|date=September 2023|reason=Looks SELFPUB.}}
History
Catholicism entered Shaanxi before 1700.{{cite book |url={{Google books |plainurl=yes |id=sOGSvo4VMPkC |page=124 }} |title=Journey to the East: The Jesuit Mission to China, 1579-1724 |author=Liam Matthew Brockey |publisher= |date= |accessdate=2012-10-01}} Zan Jia Cun is a village with a Catholic majority and which is the origin of priests.{{cite web|author=[GMT +1] |url=http://www.fides.org/aree/news/newsdet.php?idnews=28216&lan=eng |title=Fides Service - ASIA/CHINA - A village of vocations on the Silk Road |publisher=Fides.org |accessdate=2012-10-01 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120319205232/http://www.fides.org/aree/news/newsdet.php?idnews=28216&lan=eng |archivedate=2012-03-19 }} Xiaoqiaopan is another village with a Catholic majority.{{cite web |title= |url=http://www.kuleuven.be/verbiest/koerier/vK200209PDF.pdf |access-date=September 12, 2016}}{{dead link|date=September 2016|bot=medic|fix-attempted=yes}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
List of Roman Catholic dioceses with seat in Shaanxi
See also
- Mentuhui
- Catholic Church in Zhifang
- Catholic Church in Sichuan – neighbouring province