St Peter's Church () is a
Catholic
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church in
Huangpu District (formerly
Luwan District
Luwan District (; Shanghainese: lu1uae1 chiu1, pinyin: Lúwān Qū), formerly romanized as Lokawei, was a district located in central Shanghai until its merger with Huangpu District in June 2011. It had an area of and population of 350,000 as o ...
),
Shanghai
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.
History
The first church to be built on this site was built in 1933 for the students of
Aurora University
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. This church was in the Byzantine style with a central dome and five chapels. During the
Sino-Japanese war, many parishioners found refuge in the international settlements and so the number of faithful attending reached three thousand. During the cultural revolution, this church was confiscated and became a cultural centre. A little space was dedicated to religious ceremonies after 1984 and finally the construction of an expressway just in front of the building drove the cultural centre to move and return the building to the diocese.
The building was razed to build a modern one with very colourful stained-glass windows in 1995. The church is on the third floor of the building with chapels on the second floor.
Location
The church is located on 270 Chongqing Road, near the
Xintiandi Metro station, exit 6.
Gallery
Image:Saint-Peter's_church, Shanghai 2.jpg, Interior view
Image:Saint-Peter's_church, Shanghai 3.jpg, Chancel
External links
Shanghai
Culture in Shanghai
Churches completed in 1995
Roman Catholic churches in Shanghai
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