Church of the Saviour, Beijing
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 Roman Catholic church in the Xicheng District, Beijing, China.
| Church of the Saviour | |
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救世主堂 | |
Church of the Saviour, Beijing | |
| 39°55′26″N 116°22′21″E | |
| Location | Xicheng District, Beijing |
| Country | China |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| History | |
| Dedication | Christ the Saviour |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Alphonse Frédéric De Moerloose |
| Style | Neo-Gothic |
| Completed | 1703 |
| Administration | |
| Archdiocese | Beijing |
| Church of the Saviour, Beijing | |||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 救世主堂 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 救世主堂 | ||||||||
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| Chinese | 北堂 | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | The North Cathedral | ||||||||
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