Saint Joseph's Church, Shanghai

St Joseph's Church

Saint Joseph's Church (simplified Chinese: 圣若瑟堂; traditional Chinese: 聖若瑟堂; pinyin: Shèng Ruòsè Táng) is a church in Dashijie, Huangpu District, Shanghai. It is colloquially known as Yángjīngbāng Church (洋泾浜). It was built by father Louis Hélot between 1860 and 1861, in what was then the French Concession. It was consecrated in 1862. It was built in brick, in the romanesque style with gothic elements.

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Nave
Transept decoration
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Stained-glass window detail

Shanghai

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Defunct divisions
- Nanshi
- Luwan
- Wusong
- Nanhui
- Zhabei
- Chuansha County
- Shanghai County

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Buddhist	Jade Buddha Temple Jing'an Temple Longhua Temple

Christian	Holy Trinity Church She Shan Basilica St Ignatius Cathedral St Joseph's Church St Nicholas' Church St Peter's Church

Other	City God Temple Wen Miao

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National	Fudan University Shanghai Jiao Tong University East China Normal University Tongji University Shanghai University of Finance and Economics Shanghai International Studies University

Municipal	Shanghai University ShanghaiTech University

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Commons

Coordinates: 31°13′50″N 121°29′25″E / 31.23056°N 121.49028°E / 31.23056; 121.49028

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