Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Beijing

The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Beijing (Chinese Xuanwumen tianzhutang宣武门 天主堂), the locally under the name Nantang (南 堂" Südkathedrale ", " South Church ", " South Cathedral " ) is known, is a Roman Catholic church in Beijing, China. It lies on the Qianmen West Street in the area of ​​Xuanwumen, City Xicheng District.

The church is the cathedral of the Archdiocese of Beijing.

History

First, a home with a small chapel for his religious activities was developed by the Italian Jesuit Matteo Ricci in this place built ( 1605), that the later in time the Qing Dynasty, in the 7th year of the reign of Emperor Shunzhi era ( 1650), under German Jesuit Johann Adam Schall was expanded from Bell.

The cathedral stands since 1996 on the list of monuments of the People's Republic of China ( 4-165 ).