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| Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception | |
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 The west façade | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Archdiocese of Beijing |
| Location | |
| Location | 141 Qianmen Xidajie, Xuanwumen, Beijing 100031, P.R.China. |
| Country | China |
  Shown within Beijing  Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Beijing (China) | |
| Geographic coordinates | 39°53′57″N 116°22′08″E / 39.899034°N 116.368902°E |
| Architecture | |
| Completed | 1605 |
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| Traditional Chinese | 宣武門聖母無染原罪天主堂 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 宣武门圣母无染原罪天主堂 | ||||||||
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| Chinese | 南堂 (The "South Church") | ||||||||
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The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Chinese: 圣母无染原罪堂), colloquially known as the Xuanwumen church (Chinese: 宣武门天主堂; pinyin: Xuānwǔmén Tiānzhǔtáng) or Nantang (Chinese: 南堂; lit. 'the South Church') to the locals, is a historic Catholic church located in the Beijing, China, Xicheng District, near the Beijing Financial Street. While the original foundation of the cathedral was in 1605, making it the oldest Catholic church in Beijing, the current building in Baroque style dates from 1904.[1] The present Archbishop Joseph Li Shan, installed in September 2007, is one of the few Catholic bishops also recognised by the Catholic Patriotic Association.
The church has been closed for repairs since 10 December 2018.
- ^ Clark, Anthony E. "China's Thriving Catholics: A Report From Beijing's South Cathedral Archived 2021-05-05 at the Wayback Machine." Ignatius Insight August 20, 2008.