The Catholic Church of Joseph

St. Joseph's church is a brick and concrete structure with Gothic characteristics of late Roman style. Latin cross plane, single bell tower elevation composition, doors and windows are semicircular coupons. The interior is in the form of beam column and rib vault. Color inlaid glass windows with religious themes. The roof consists of four small spires around a large spire. St. Joseph's church is a well preserved modern western architecture. In 1994, it was listed by Shanghai Municipal People's government as an excellent modern protection building and an excellent old building in Shanghai.

The Catholic Church of Joseph

Catholic Joseph church is located in Minsheng Road, Central District of Chongqing. Founded in 1893, it was named after Joseph the great. It covers an area of 1700 square meters. The central Sutra hall covers an area of about 500 square meters and can accommodate more than 1000 people.

It's called Joseph hall because it worships Saint Joseph. According to the old translation method, it is translated as Joseph hall.

In the Sutra Hall of Joseph hall, there are two rows of pillars supporting the top of the milky yellow hall. In the center are painted statues of Jesus, Virgin Mary and Joseph, and on the two walls are fourteen portraits of Jesus' ascetic oil. There is also a clothing and sacrificial chamber. In 1917, a 36 meter high cross clock tower was built with three built-in pendants and one big clock. The furnishings are elegant and gorgeous, and the atmosphere is solemn and solemn. There are three mass stations in Joseph's church every Sunday. During major sacrificial activities, more than 1000 members of the church came to attend the mass ceremony.

Architectural features

There is also a room for clothing and sacrificial objects in the Catholic Church of Joseph. In the Sutra Hall of Joseph hall, there are two rows of pillars supporting the top of the milky yellow hall. In the center are painted statues of Jesus, Virgin Mary and Joseph, and on the two walls are fourteen portraits of Jesus' ascetic oil. The furnishings are elegant and gorgeous, and the atmosphere is solemn and solemn. There are three mass stations in Joseph's church every Sunday.

During major sacrificial activities, more than 1000 members of the church came to attend the mass ceremony. In 1917, French priest Mondon presided over the construction of a cross bell tower. The tower is 36 meters high, with three built-in pendulums and a big clock. During the Anti Japanese War, Jingtang was destroyed by Japanese planes, and the clock tower was not damaged. It was repaired in August 1946.

Historical evolution

Catholicism was first introduced to Chongqing in 1858. Located on Minsheng Road, Yuzhong District, the Bishop's Cathedral of Chongqing Catholic Church covers an area of 1700 square meters. The Orthodox Church covers an area of about 500 square meters and can accommodate more than 1000 people.

Traffic and Tourism

Name: Chongqing Catholic Joseph Church (Chongqing diocese)

Address: No.1, ruosetang lane, Minsheng Road, Yuzhong District, Chongqing

Road: take bus No.401, 413, 418, etc. and take bus at Qixinggang to get to Catholic Joseph church.

There is a formal mass every week opposite Suning Electric Appliance in Qixinggang. There is a Sunday Mass on Sunday and a weekday mass in the morning.

Address: No.36, Sichuan South Road, Huangpu District, Shanghai (near Jinling East Road)

Longitude: 121.49065891534

Latitude: 31.230819945375

Tel: 021-63280293

Traffic information: take bus No.26, 926, tunnel No.9, tunnel No.9 to the Bund of Jinling East Road (the second East Zhongshan Road of Jinling East Road)

Take bus No.11, 26, 304, 64, 736, 805, 920, 926, 930, urban tourism line 1 to xinbeimen (Renmin Road, Lishui Road)

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