Jiaxing Vincent Abbey

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| caption = Jiaxing Vincent Abbey in November 2013.

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| location = Nanhu District, Jiaxing, Zhejiang

| country = China

| denomination = Roman Catholic

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| founder = Bu Shijia ({{zh|s=步师加|labels=no}})

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| years built = 1903

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Jiaxing Vincent Abbey ({{zh|s=嘉兴文生修道院|t=嘉興文生修道院|p=Jiāxīng Wensheng Xiūdàoyuàn}}) is a Roman Catholic Church in Nanhu District, Jiaxing, Zhejiang, China.

History

Jiaxing Vincent Abbey was built by French priest Bu Shijia ({{zh|s=步师加|labels=no}}) in 1903, during the Guangxu period of the Qing dynasty (1644–1911).{{cite news|url=https://new.qq.com/rain/a/20151027034312#p=1 |script-title=zh:【中国人的一天】画家“入住”修道院 |work=qq.com |date=9 November 2015 |access-date=23 October 2019 |language=zh}} After the establishment of the Communist State in 1949, the church put an end to religious activities. During the Cultural Revolution, the Red Guards attacked the church and Catholic books were damaged or destroyed.{{cite news |editor1=Xu Hui ({{lang|zh|徐卉}}) |url=http://nhnews.zjol.com.cn/nhnews/system/2009/08/10/011337032.shtml |script-title=zh:文生修道院 |work=zjol.com.cn |date=10 August 2009 |access-date=23 October 2019 |language=zh |archive-date=23 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191023072434/http://nhnews.zjol.com.cn/nhnews/system/2009/08/10/011337032.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 Catholic Church 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}}

Jiaxing Vincent Abbey

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