Catholic Church of Mount Lu | |
Native Name: | 庐山天主堂 |
Native Name Lang: | zh-Hans |
Coordinates: | 29.5664°N 115.9717°W |
Religious Affiliation: | Roman Catholic |
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Location: | Mount Lu, Jiujiang, Jiangxi |
Country: | China |
Founded By: | Louis-Elisée Fatiguet |
Established: | 1908 |
Year Completed: | 1908 |
Date Destroyed: | --> |
Catholic Church of Mount Lu is a Catholic Church on Mount Lu in Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China.
The Catholic Church of Mount Lu was originally built in 1908, three years before the fall of the Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911). It is said that the church was designed and built by French missionary Louis-Elisée Fatiguet .[1]
It was inscribed as a municipal-level protection unit by the Jiujiang Municipal Government in 1986.
The church faces the south and its shape is like a rectangle. It is 18m (59feet) long, 9m (30feet) wide and 16m (52feet) high. There is a cross on the roof.[2]