Daosheng Christ's Church Explained

Daosheng Christ's Church
Native Name:道胜堂
Native Name Lang:zh
Pushpin Map:China Jiangsu
Pushpin Mapsize:250px
Map Caption:Location in Jiangsu
Coordinates:32.0789°N 118.7408°W
Location:Gulou District, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
Denomination:Protestantism
Founder:Protestant Episcopal Church Mission
Status:Parish church
Architectural Type:Church building
Style:Chinese architecture
Floor Area:3000m2
Materials:Granite
Diocese:Diocese of Kiangsu
Embedded:
Child:yes
Order:st
S:基督教道胜堂
T:基督教道勝堂
P:Jīdūjiào Dàoshèng Táng
Also Known As:Daosheng Church
S2:道胜堂
T2:道勝堂
P2:Dàoshèng Táng

Daosheng Christ's Church, more commonly known as Daosheng Church, is a Protestant church located on North Zhongshan Road, in Gulou District, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.

History

The church was founded by the Protestant Episcopal Church Mission in 1915 with Chinese architecture style. The church was closed in 1958 and used as the Library of Nanjing No.12 High School.[1] On 18 December 2008, the church held a foundation laying ceremony of its new building in Hekou Gate Park . It was classified as a municipal cultural relic preservation organ by the Nanjing government in 1992 and a provincial cultural relic preservation organ by the Jiangsu government 2019.

Notes and References

  1. News: http://culture.163.com/edit/000808/000808_40259.htm . zh:南京用美国牧师命名图书馆 . 163.com . 14 August 2000 . 18 July 2021 . zh . 12 February 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210212125621/http://culture.163.com/edit/000808/000808_40259.htm . dead .