This magnificent church, sitting on a huge property with its neolithic architecture, just leaves you in awe. Surrounding the main church are 3 beautifully made grottos for our mother Mary. Masses on Sundays are conducted in Chinese. There are no English Mass in the entire Fuzhou city. They only offer 2 Masses on Sunday, 6am and 8:30am. Be early, because it is packed to standing. I understand that this church also serves as the residence of the bishop of Fuzhou. Hope this...
Read more1868年,福建教区主教李宏治在泛船浦建一教堂,下作教堂,楼上为神父居室。光绪初年,教区买下仓前山乐群路一家洋行二层西式洋楼作为临时主教公署。民国元年,泛船浦教堂改作福州教区主教座堂。1932年,将旧堂拆除,改建双层24开间的新主教府,并在旁边建造新座堂。1933年座堂与主教府同时竣工,总面积18亩。新建的泛船浦总堂为钢筋水泥砖木混合结构,单塔楼仿哥特式建筑。该堂面对闽江,气势宏伟,是全省最大的天主堂,时称江南第一堂。1946年福州教区升格为省总主教区,该堂成为福建天主教主教区总堂所在地,是全省教会活动中心。 教堂钟楼有20米高,上面的十字架有3米多高。报时大钟钟声可传10里之处。堂身十字形,长60.2米,宽19.5米,面积为1371.4平方米,可容2000余人。20世纪60年代电影《地下航线》还曾在此拍摄外景。 2008年,因道路建设需要,泛船浦教堂神父楼不得不进行迁移。考虑到其为文物,故有关方面选择了整体平移的方式来迁移该建筑10月6日,经过一个多月平移80.7米后,安全抵达旋转的指定位置,开始进行逆时针方向旋转90度“转身”,由原东西朝向变为南北...
Read moreEnjoyed Sunday 8:30 am Mass celebration in Mandarin. I thank God for a Spirit filled worship whilst travelling and visiting Fuzhou in this...
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