Saint Cross Church

Coordinates: 23°22′42.0″N 120°20′23.2″E / 23.378333°N 120.339778°E / 23.378333; 120.339778

Saint Cross Church
菁寮聖十字架天主堂
Basic information
Location Houbi, Tainan, Taiwan
Architectural description
Architect(s) Gottfried Boehm
Architectural type Church

The Saint Cross Church (Chinese: 菁寮聖十字架天主堂; pinyin: Jīngliáoshèng Shízìjià Tiānzhǔtáng) is a church in Jingliao Village, Houbi District, Tainan, Taiwan.[1][2]

History

The church was designed in the 1950s. In 1955, German priest Eric Jansen who was stationed in the village decided to build a Catholic church.[3]

Architecture

Designed by German architect Gottfried Boehm, the church building consists of four parts, which are pyramid chapel, coned bell tower, basilica and holy shrine. Towers of the four parts were built with aluminum-covered cypress. At each of the tower tip lies a representative totem. The church features a dormitory and a kindergarten within the same compound. The church has also a small museum depicting the history of the church from its founding.

See also

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References

  1. ↑ http://web1.tainan.gov.tw/english/CP/11813/Houbi-1.aspx
  2. ↑ "Saint Cross Church".
  3. ↑ http://www.chinapost.com.tw/travel/taiwan-south/tainan/2008/09/04/173240/Jingliao-Modern.htm
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