Cathedral of the Angels, Xichang

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Cathedral of the Angels, Xichang
Yong'an Catholic Church
Xichang Catholic Church
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Cathedral of the Angels, Xichang
27°53′52″N102°15′56″E / 27.89778°N 102.26561°E / 27.89778; 102.26561
LocationSanya Street, Xichang, Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan
CountryChina
Denomination Roman Catholic
History
Status Cathedral
Founded1908
Founder(s) Jean de Guébriant  [ fr ]
Dedication Angels in Christianity
Past bishop(s)Jean de Guébriant
Joseph Bourgain  [ fr ]
Stanislas Baudry  [ fr ]
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Style Traditional Sichuanese with ancient Roman elements
Groundbreaking 1908
Completed1912
Administration
Archdiocese Chongqing
Diocese Ningyuan
Clergy
Bishop(s) John Lei Jiapei [1]

The Cathedral of the Angels [lower-alpha 1] is the Roman Catholic cathedral of the Diocese of Ningyuan, situated on Sanya Street, Xichang (formerly known as Ningyuan), capital of Nosu-inhabited Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture in southwestern Sichuan. It has been subjected to the control of the state-sanctioned Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association since 1957.

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Roman Catholicism was introduced into Ningyuan, land of the Nosu tribes, in the 18th century. The French missionary Jean de Guébriant  [ fr ] was put in charge of the evangelistic work in this region by Paris Foreign Missions Society since 1903. [3] Under Guébriant's supervision, construction of the Cathedral of the Angels started in 1908. The structure consisted of the cathedral, a bell tower, a courtyard and episcopal residence. It was not completed until 1912. The architectural form was inspired by ancient Roman architecture, blended with conspicuous traditional style developed in Sichuan, as visible on the "flying cornices" on the top of the cathedral's façade, which are distinct from those found in other provinces of China. [4]

The bell tower was built on the east side of the cathedral with a cross on the top, which originally housed a bell cast in France. The bell tower was destroyed in 1968 during the sociopolitical purge movement of Cultural Revolution. [4]

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Notes

  1. ↑ Chinese :天神堂; pinyin :Tiānshén Táng; Wade–Giles :Tʻien-shên Tʻang; Sichuanese romanization: Tʽien1 Shen2 Tʽang2, [2] commonly referred to as Xichang Catholic Church (Chinese:西昌天主堂; pinyin:Xīchāng Tiānzhǔtáng; Wade–Giles:Hsi-chʻang Tʻien-chu-tʻang; Sichuanese romanization: Si1 Chʽang1 Tʽien1 Chu3 Tʽang2), also known as Yong'angong Church or Yong'an Catholic Church (Chinese:永安公敎堂; pinyin:Yǒng'āngōng Jiào Táng; Wade–Giles:Yung-an-kung Chiao Tʻang; Sichuanese romanization: Üin3 Ngan1 Kong1 Chiao4 Tʽang2; lit. 'Eternal Peace Temple-Church') during the Republican Era.

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References

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