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Wanchin Basilica of the Immaculate Conception

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39: 471: 264:. The church was originally constructed as a simple mud church in May 1863. On 13 October 1865, the church was heavily destroyed by an earthquake. It was then rebuilt with a bigger size and completed on 8 December 1870 when it was inaugurated. 280:, making it the first church in Taiwan to receive such title. In 1991, the Immaculate Conception Dominican Residence was built on the church ground. In 1994, an activity center was also built within the church area. 542: 547: 298:
The ground also houses the Dominican priory of the Immaculate Conception and a visitor center. The convents of Dominican cloistered nuns and missionary sisters are located nearby.
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The church underwent renovation in the 1950s and 1960s by different missionaries. On 20 July 1984, the church was conferred the title of
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On 3 August 2016, the church was vandalized when a mentally ill man set a fire to a wooden statue of the
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This article about a church building or other Christian place of worship in Taiwan is a
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The current building of the church was built with Spanish fortress architecture.
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in 20 July 1984. The decree was signed and notarized by the former
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22°35′42.2″N 120°36′40.5″E / 22.595056°N 120.611250°E / 22.595056; 120.611250
Wanluan
Pingtung County
Taiwan
Denomination
Catholic Church
church
Style
Spanish
traditional Chinese
simplified Chinese
pinyin
Roman Catholic
Minor Basilica
Pingtung County
Taiwan
Republic of China
Blessed Virgin Mary
Immaculate Conception
Pope John Paul II
Minor Basilica
Vatican Secretary of State
Agostino Casaroli
Holy Office
Parish church
Catholic priest
Dominican Order
basilica
Pope John Paul II

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