Church of the Saviour, Beijing

Church of the Saviour
救世主堂
Church of the Saviour, Beijing
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39°55′26″N 116°22′21″E / 39.92389°N 116.37250°E / 39.92389; 116.37250
LocationXicheng District, Beijing
CountryChina
DenominationCatholic
History
DedicationChrist the Saviour
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Alphonse Frédéric De Moerloose
StyleNeo-Gothic
Completed1703
Administration
ArchdioceseBeijing
Church of the Saviour, Beijing
Traditional Chinese救世主堂
Simplified Chinese救世主堂
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinXīshénkù Tiānzhǔ Táng
Wade–GilesHsīshénk'ù T'iēnchǔ T'áng
Alternative Chinese name
Chinese北堂
Literal meaningThe North Cathedral
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinBěitáng
Wade–GilesPěitáng

The Church of the Saviour (Chinese: 救世主堂), also known as the Xishiku Church (simplified Chinese: 西什库天主堂; traditional Chinese: 西什庫天主堂) or Beitang (北堂; 'North Church'), is a historic Catholic church in the Xicheng District, Beijing, China.


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