Cathedral_of_Hongtong

Cathedral of Hongtong

Cathedral of Hongtong

Church in Shanxi, China

Cathedral of Hongtong (Chinese: 洪洞天主教堂; pinyin: Hóngtóng Tiānzhǔjiàotáng) is the cathedral of Hongtong County, in Shanxi, China.[1]

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History

In 1932, the Holy See set up the Roman Catholic Diocese of Hongdong.[1]

In 1958, Hongtong County was selected as one of the two pilot counties for the elimination of religion in China (the other is Pingyang County, Zhejiang).[1] The Catholic church was completely destroyed and the cathedral was demolished.[1] It was rebuilt in 2002 with a Gothic architecture style.[1]

References

  1. [1]
    洪洞县里的洋建筑-天主教堂. qq.com (in Chinese). 14 September 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2021.

Further reading

  • Kejia, Yan (1 January 2004). Catholic Church in China [中国天主教]. ISBN 9787508505992.
  • Ping, Liu (1 August 2014). 中国天主教艺术简史 [Brief History of Chinese Catholic Art] (in Chinese). Beijing: China Fortune Press. ISBN 9787504751430.
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