| Cathedral of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Datong | |||||||||||
| Native Name: | 大同圣母圣心堂 | ||||||||||
| Native Name Lang: | zh | ||||||||||
| Pushpin Map: | China Shanxi | ||||||||||
| Map Caption: | Location in Shanxi | ||||||||||
| Coordinates: | 40.0917°N 113.3°W | ||||||||||
| Location: | Datong, Shanxi, China | ||||||||||
| Denomination: | Roman Catholic | ||||||||||
| Status: | Parish church | ||||||||||
| Functional Status: | Active | ||||||||||
| Architectural Type: | Church building | ||||||||||
| Style: | Neoclassical architecture | ||||||||||
| Completed Date: | 1906 (reconstruction) | ||||||||||
| Demolished Date: | 1900 | ||||||||||
| Materials: | Granite | ||||||||||
| Diocese: | Roman Catholic Diocese of Datong | ||||||||||
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Cathedral of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Datong is a Roman Catholic cathedral located in Datong, Shanxi, China.[1]
Construction of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, designed by Franciscan missionaries from Italy, commenced in 1889 and was completed in 1891.[1] It was burned by a catastrophic fire in 1900 during the Boxer Uprising, causing many casualties in the Christian community in the area.[1] It was restored in 1906 in a neoclassical architecture style.[1]
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Datong was set up in 1922 and came under the leadership of the CICM Missionaries.[1]
During the Cultural Revolution, the church was severely damaged by the Red Guards, while Christians were hunted by the Communists.[1] Both bell towers collapsed.[1] And the church was used as a workshop.[1] It underwent two renovations, respectively in 1982 and 2006.[1] Two 17m (56feet) high bell towers were added to the church.[1]