Jiaxing Catholic Church

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Jiaxing Catholic Church ({{zh|s=嘉兴天主堂|t=嘉興天主堂|p=Jiāxīng Tiānzhǔtáng}}) is a Roman Catholic Church in downtown Jiaxing, Zhejiang, China.

History

Jiaxing Catholic Church was originally built by French priest Louis Boscat / Bu Shijia 步师加 (1848-1904) in 1902. It was the headquarters of Carmelites in Jiaxing. The current church was designed by the Italian priest, missionary of the Congregation of the Mission, Angelo-Joseph Asinelli / Han Rilu 韩日禄 (1871-1950). The construction began in 1917 and was completed in 1930 thanks to gifts from the Shanghai philanthropist Joseph Lo Pa Hong 陆伯鸿 (1875-1937). During the Cultural Revolution, the Red Guards attacked the church and part of it was badly damaged.{{cite news |url=http://jx.zjol.com.cn/05jx/system/2011/03/30/017403860.shtml |script-title=zh:嘉兴天主教堂破旧不堪何时修缮仍未知（图） |work=zjol.com.cn |date=30 March 2011 |access-date=23 October 2019 |language=zh |archive-date=2 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190502044737/http://jx.zjol.com.cn/05jx/system/2011/03/30/017403860.shtml |url-status=dead }} In March 2005, it was designated as a "Historical and Cultural Site Protected at the Provincial Level" by the Zhejiang government. In May 2013, it was listed among the seventh batch of "Major National Historical and Cultural Sites in Zhejiang" alongside Jiaxing Vincent Abbey by the State Council of China.{{cite news|url=https://guoxue.ifeng.com/a/20181022/60121769_0.shtml |script-title=zh:嘉兴国保嘉兴文生修道院与天主堂 |work=ifeng |date=22 October 2018 |access-date=23 October 2019 |language=zh}} The restoration of the church will begin in November 2019 and is expected to be completed in December 2020.{{cite news |editor1=Huang Na ({{lang|zh|黄娜}}) |url=https://zj.zjol.com.cn/news/1310586.html |script-title=zh:期待！嘉兴市中心“国宝”下月开始修缮 |work=zjol.com.cn |date=19 October 2019 |access-date=23 October 2019 |language=zh |archive-date=23 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191023061513/https://zj.zjol.com.cn/news/1310586.html |url-status=dead }}

Jiaxing Catholic Church

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