Jiaxing Vincent Abbey

Jiaxing Vincent Abbey
Jiaxing Vincent Abbey
嘉兴文生修道院
	Jiaxing Vincent Abbey in November 2013.
	Jiaxing Vincent Abbey Location in Zhejiang.
	30°46′59″N 120°45′50″E / 30.783066°N 120.763953°E
Location	Nanhu District, Jiaxing, Zhejiang
Country	China
Denomination	Roman Catholic
History
Status	Parish church
Founded	1902
Founder(s)	Bu Shijia (步师加)
Architecture
Functional status	Passive
Architectural type	Church building
Years built	1903
Groundbreaking	1902
Completed	1903
Specifications
Floor area	5,677 m2 (0.002192 sq mi)
Materials	Bricks

Jiaxing Vincent Abbey (simplified Chinese: 嘉兴文生修道院; traditional Chinese: 嘉興文生修道院; pinyin: Jiāxīng Wensheng Xiūdàoyuàn) is a Roman Catholic Church in Nanhu District, Jiaxing, Zhejiang, China.

History[edit]

Jiaxing Vincent Abbey was built by French priest Bu Shijia (步师加) in 1903, during the Guangxu period of the Qing dynasty (1644–1911).^[1] After the establishment of the Communist State in 1949, the church put an end to religious activities.^[2] During the Cultural Revolution, the Red Guards attacked the church and Catholic books were damaged or destroyed.^[2] 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.^[3]

^ 【中国人的一天】画家“入住”修道院. qq.com (in Chinese). 9 November 2015. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
^ ^a ^b Xu Hui (徐卉), ed. (10 August 2009). 文生修道院. zjol.com.cn (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 23 October 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
^ 嘉兴国保嘉兴文生修道院与天主堂. ifeng (in Chinese). 22 October 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2019.