Cangzhou county church

The Zhangzhuang Church on the map is xian county Church.

Church introduction:

Xian county Zhangzhuang Catholic Church is one of the oldest Catholic churches in China and enjoys a high reputation in the world. Xian county Zhangzhuang General Church was founded in 1863 (Tongzhi two years).

Years), 1866 began to take shape, and 1937 reached its peak before the July 7th Incident. The main hall is about 2 Li Long long from east to west and 1 huali half wide from north to south, covering an area of more than 700 mu. The main hall is covered by a car that can straddle the sedan chair.

The wide road is divided into east and west courtyards. Both courtyards are surrounded by solid blue brick walls about 4 meters high and 80 centimeters thick. There are 6 shrines, 14 buildings and hundreds of bungalows in the Hall of Ursa Major. The total number of houses is as follows

1300 room. Among them, the Sacred Heart Cathedral of Jesus, which was built in the second year of Tongzhi (1863) and located in the East Courtyard, is the largest of the six churches. This church is the first cathedral in China. It is also world-famous.

The cathedral. ?

Sacred Heart Cathedral of Jesus is a Gothic building with a length of 50 meters, a width of 2 1.33 meters and a height of 33 meters, which can accommodate more than 2,000 people. Magnificent, known as "the first hall in North China". Above the church bell tower, there are three huge bronze clocks cast in France. Every time there is a grand ceremony, three bells chime and the sound is broadcast for miles, which is very spectacular. Xian county Zhangzhuang Catholic Church,

With a long history, magnificent architecture and unique style, it is well-known at home and abroad and is known as the "first hall in North China". Located in Dongzhangzhuang Village, the county seat, this hall is divided into two courtyards, covering an area of ***3 15 mu. According to historical records, Xianfeng in the Qing Dynasty lasted for six years.

In May (A.D. 1856), the Holy See decided to hand over part of the Beijing Religious Department managed by the French Embassy to the French Jesuits, and set up a new parish in the southeast of Hebei Province, called the Southeast Parish of Zhili, and appointed Shanghai.

Lang Huairen was a French Jesuit missionary in the parish and the first priest. 186 1 March, Bishop Lang Huairen decided to move the capital of the southeast parish of Zhili to xian county, and selected zhang jia zhuang, one kilometer east of the city.

Zhuangcun) established the General Association, which is located between east longitude11degree and north latitude 1 15 degree, with Beijing parish in the north and northeast, southwest parish in Zhili in the west and Shandong parish in the south.

520 kilometers, about 120 kilometers from east to west, governs Hejian, Daming, Guangping, Shenzhen, Hebei, Nanjing, Kaifeng, Cixian, 33 counties and territorial education affairs. Tongzhi for two years in Qing Dynasty (A.D. 1863)

Construction started in) 10 (based on the existing foundation stone), took shape in 1866, and reached its peak in 1937. There are many courtyard buildings in the church, and the layout is reasonable. European-style buildings shaded by green trees are scattered and orderly, vines are in full bloom, and the environment is elegant. Zhangzhuang General Hall has a history of 140 years, and its original building has experienced vicissitudes. Although it has been partially damaged, it has basically maintained its original style. 1993 was designated as a key cultural relics protection unit by the people's government of Hebei Province. The original main church in the courtyard was demolished in the late Cultural Revolution. With the approval of relevant departments, a new Gothic Cathedral was built in the original site in 2000, with a building area of 1000 square meters, a church height of 46 meters and a square in front of the church of 4900 square meters. Now it has become a unique western-style building complex, showing a beautiful scenery for the world. ?

It should be pointed out that the church mentioned now is newly built. When the weather is fine, you will always see new people taking wedding photos in the church. The church is well built. But I think the old church next door is more interesting. The walls of the old church are black, right? It has French on it. Although it is not high, it doesn't look like a domestic style building at first glance, and it looks quite deep. And "/kloc-in the second half of the 9th century, there were two centers of French sinology, one in Paris and the other in xian county Zhangzhuang Catholic Church in Hejian prefecture. There are about 200 thousand books in Chinese and western languages here. After the war, there were still 40,000-50,000 copies on the eve of the Cultural Revolution. It is said that it took teenagers three days and three nights to burn the residual books. "

Xi' an county church was founded by the French, which can be seen from previous bishops:

Lang huairen (Msgr? Adrian. Longwright, s.j.? 1856- 1864), a French Jesuit. 1865 was re-appointed bishop of Jiangnan pastoral area. 1878 died in Shanghai Xujiahui Jesuit society.

Dubard (Miss Edward? S.J. dubard? 1864- 1878), a French Jesuit.

Patch the sky (Msgr? Henry. S.J. Boulte? 1880- 1900), a French Jesuit.

Bishop Henri Maquet, S.J. (Henry? Magnets, s.j.? 1901-1919), a French Jesuit.

Liu (Msgr? Henry. Lecroart, S.J.1919-1936) French Jesuits.

The first Bishop Zhao Zhensheng (holy name Francis Shapiro, 1937- 1968) was a Jesuit. 1894 was born in Jingxian County, Hebei Province.

Li Zhenrong (holy name Paul, 1982- 1992), 19 19, a native of Xi 'an, was a Jesuit.

Dinghan Liu (holy name John, 1992- 1998) was a Jesuit. 19 17 was born in Tianjin, 1950 in Jin Duo.

Hou (formerly known as Peter, 1998- 1999), 1927 was born in Xi 'an, and 1956 was born in.

Li Liangui (holy name Yue Se, 2000-)/kloc-0 was born in xian county in/964, and became a priest in199/kloc-0.

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