Catholic church franchise

Beijing south church in xicheng district XiDaJie front door, no. 141 is anthologies (1573-1619) Italian missionary matteo ricci created, at that time is a small hall, says "the Catholic church franchise", say again "virgin without dyeing of original sin hall", built in to help in the academy, it is now the most long history of the Catholic church.

In late Ming and early qing dynasty, Beijing east hall, many giant north church, just was renamed as south church. The seven years shun zhi period (1650), the German missionaries in the old Adam schall reconstruction. In addition to the new lobby, it is said that and observatory, CangShuLou, instrument room and missionaries of the residential houses, big. So south church is actually and Tom ashby names together. Tom ashby in 1622 is Jesus will assign to China, in Beijing to learn Chinese, and was sent to xian and so on to a mission. In 1630, the recommendation of a fairly in the chongzhen almanac of compilation of work, and given the calendar bureau management, Beijing Tour package repaired the astronomical instruments. Later, and serve for the Ming dynasty government decree factory casting cannon, is well received by emperor chongzhen trust. After entering the soldiers of qing, and he was instructed to palm qin day affixed the prison. In 1646, the editor of a fairly will modify the chongzhen almanac of JinCheng, the qing government will be named for the constitutional when calendar ". In 1650, the qing government for the calendar for his active, give gold one thousand two hundred, and given in the franchise's Catholic church built on one side in the lobby. This is when the origin of the south church Adam schall reconstruction. Two years later, the south church completion, and describes the tablet Adam schall made by given to build the Catholic church after.

One hundred years later, the Catholic church has been the bishop of Beijing city hall. Experienced in the qing dynasty two earthquakes, and qianlong forty years (1775 AD) fire, badly damaged. Until 1860 the second opium war, and then to reopen. In 1900, the yi ho tuan movement, Beijing day Tour south church and a were burned. South church of existing building for thirty years guangxu emperor qing dynasty (AD 1904) built. The church hall roof is the vaulted, the front has delicate brick, the tops of the woodcarving have gold-plating relief decorative pattern, color glass to enchase doors and Windows, there were portrayed the crucifixion of hall giant canvas and the virgin like, gorgeous, offering high stands on the stage of ICONS, the whole church building was spectacular.