Английская Википедия:Cathedral of Our Lady of China

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox churchThe Cathedral of Our Lady of China (Шаблон:Lang-zh) is located in Tainan city, Taiwan[1][2] and serves as the cathedral for the Roman Catholic diocese of Tainan, Taiwan.[3][4][5]

It is dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary under the venerated title of Our Lady of China. The design of the church is a palatial Chinese architecture.[6][7][8][9][10]

History

The original cathedral was built in 1963 by the former Archbishop of Taipei, Stanislaus Lokuang, who was the first bishop of Tainan.[6][10] It was dedicated on 19 March 1964 by Archbishop Giuseppe Caprio, Apostolic Internuncio to China.[7]

Architecture

The cathedral is built in ancient Chinese palatial architecture which artistically resembles to the Taoist temples.[6][8][10][7]

Dedication

The cathedral is dedicated to an apparition of Mother Mary, Our Lady of China, in China during boxer rebellion in 1900.[6][7]

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