Built 1853 Phone +86 21 6378 7214 | Website www.sfx.sh | |
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Location Shanghai, People's Republic of China Address 185 Dongjiadu Rd, Huangpu Qu, Shanghai Shi, China Similar Holy Trinity Church - Shanghai, Orthodox Church of Our Lady, Bubbling Well Lane, Shanghai Community Fellowshi, Xiaotaoyuan Mosque | ||
The Dongjiadu St. Francis Xavier Church (董家渡圣方济各沙勿略堂), also referred to as The Dongjiadu Cathedral (董家渡天主堂), or simply the St. Francis Xavier Church of Shanghai is a Gothic Roman Catholic cathedral, located in Xujiahui, in Shanghai, China.
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History
In 1847, Fr. Ludovico Maria (die Conti) Besi who was an Italian Jesuit and the Apostolic Administrator of Nanjing decided to build a church in Shanghai. The Cathedral was to be constructed in the baroque style. Construction started in 1849 and it wasn't completed until 1853, when it was officially opened on Pentecost and dedicated to Fr. Francis Xavier. Because the church was located in the area of the Dong family owned pier, the church was known as the Dongjiadu cathedral, a name it still holds to this day.
Location
It is located near the waterfront between the Chinese Old City and the waterfront of the Huangpu river, on Dongjiadu Road.