Church St. Michael Earl

Missionaries in China, a church built in the last - Dongjiaominxiang Church, also known as St. Michael Earl Church, French Church, located in the Dong Jiao Min Xiang, Dongcheng District, a 13, was built in 1901, two Gothic-style building. Dongjiaominxiang Church with its beautiful angel statues above the main entrance is known.

Dongjiaominxiang Church in Beijing later a church building, its location in the building before the church belongs to the scope of the French Consulate. Boxer in 1901 after the signing of the treaty, to settle and live in Beijing Legation Quarters of Europeans increased significantly, the nearest of these nationals required the construction of the church for religious activities. After France and the French Embassy Consul Bishop Fan Guoliang consultation, Beijing Tour package land transfer to the French Consulate, the French emissary Council to fund the French high J. priest responsible for the construction of the present position Dongjiaominxiang Church. Later transferred to the French construction work cut Quo responsible.
In 1904, the church building was completed officially open court. Dongjiaominxiang Catholic Church after the opening to foreigners in China as the main target, supporting the main Church clergy are priests and the French people, and owned by the French church administration.

After 1949, the Catholic Diocese of Beijing Dong Jiao Min Xiang Church took over the construction and real estate, Dongjiaominxiang Church was placed under the management of the North Church in 1958 because of changes in government policy restricted the activities of the Catholic Church, Dongjiaominxiang Church was closed, construction and property confiscated by the government , placed under the pedestal field school, the church became primary school hall, built on a certain extent by some of the damage.

1986 LMH Dongjiaominxiang Church completely from plant to move out of primary school, church, the church was returned Beijing, December 23, 1989 to re-open the church hall. October 20, 1995 the Legation Quarter of Beijing cultural relics protection units church listing.

Compared to the four Catholic cathedral in Beijing: South Church, North Hall, East Hall and West Hall, Dongjiaominxiang Church history is very short, small, but Dongjiaominxiang Church building compact, but also not rare in Beijing area completely destroyed and rebuilt after the Catholic Church.

Existing church building covers an area of ??2656.4 square meters, the main building is a typical Gothic style, high floor, facing south, things Miankuo three-bay, fourteen north-south deep into the bay; halls for the wooden structure, with a ribbed top arch, the cylindrical support, the floor covered with tile corridor; on either side of the church is decorated with the French custom-glass windows, but the pedestal in the church was occupied as a primary school hall during the plant, Beijing day Tour these flowers are mostly broken windows. Church above the main entrance to the church's patron St. Michael statue of Earl, he is the Bible to protect the people of Israel Consul General of angels, the Church as the New Testament people of guardian angel, an angel like this statue carved, vivid detail ; angel statues and beautiful glass windows is the most impressive building Dongjiaominxiang two bright spots.

In addition to the Gothic cathedral of the main building, the north side of the church there is a two-story Western-style, is the parish priest's residence, there are ten churches east of the brick bungalow, layout are traditional houses with Beijing format, but the windows and doors are subjected to arch structure, which serves Chinese and Western make.