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Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Nanjing)

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31: 139: 98:, in 1599, on one of the three occasions that he came to Nanjing. He bought up a private residence on the west side of the city at a place called Luosi Zhuanwan (罗寺转湾 or later written 螺丝转湾), and with some minor modifications it was soon a centre of religious activities. It was not to last long however, for in 1618 there was an imperial decree banning the practice of 122:
temple. It was consecrated as the Church of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception. During the Northern Expedition War (1926–1927) it suffered severe damages and was even used as a stables for a period of time. Afterwards, in 1928 it was restored by the National Government and its appearance today is
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much the same as it was after this last restoration, despite having been somewhat damaged and closed as well during the
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and had to be rebuilt by the Chinese government in 1928. Since the 1930s it has served as the cathedral for the
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and is the only Catholic church within the city of Nanjing today. In 1982 it was also listed as a
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on a larger site that included the former site of Ricci's church and also the ruins of an old
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The first church in Nanjing was established by the Italian
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Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Nanjing

Nanjing
cathedral
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nanking
the city
Qing dynasty
Northern Expedition War
Archdiocese of Nanjing
Jiangsu
Jesuit
China
Matteo Ricci
Catholicism
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Adrien de Carrère
Buddhist
Cultural Revolution
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Catholicism portal
Roman Catholic Marian churches
Nanjing
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nanking
Matteo Ricci
Roman Catholicism in China
List of Catholic cathedrals in China
List of Roman Catholic Dioceses in China
Religion in China
Christianity in China
"The Two Razings and Three Constructions of the Nanjing Cathedral"

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