St. Joseph's Church, Beijing
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St. Joseph's Church (traditional Chinese: 大聖若瑟堂; simplified Chinese: 大圣若瑟堂), commonly known as Wangfujing Church (王府井天主堂) or Dongtang (東堂, lit. 'East Church'), is an early 20th-century Romanesque Revival church that is one of the four historic Catholic churches in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Beijing. It is located in the Dongcheng District of the city at 74 Wangfujing Street.[1]
St Joseph's Church, Beijing | |
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Wangfujing Church (Dongtang) | |
大聖若瑟堂 | |
39°54′57″N 116°24′21″E | |
Location | Wangfujing, Beijing |
Country | China |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Founded | 1653; 371 years ago (1653) |
Founder(s) | Lodovico Buglio Gabriel de Magalhães |
Dedication | Saint Joseph |
Consecrated | |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Style | Romanesque Revival |
Groundbreaking | |
Completed | 1904; 120 years ago (1904) |
Administration | |
Archdiocese | Beijing |
Clergy | |
Archbishop | Joseph Li Shan |
The construction of the church was finished in 1655 by Jesuit missionaries. Due to renovations and reconstruction, the current structure dates back to 1904. The church is the second oldest in Beijing after the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception.[2]