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St. Ignatius Cathedral of Shanghai

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Image:St_Ignatius_Cathedral.JPG|right|thumb|250px|St. Ignatius Cathedral, Xujiahui, Shanghai.

St. Ignatius Cathedral of Shanghai ((聖依納爵主教座堂) also refered to as Xujiahui Cathedral (徐家汇天主教堂) is a Roman Catholic cathedral, located on Puxi Road, in Xujiahui, Shanghai, China.

Built in 1906, it is noted as the No.1 catholic cathedral in the Far East. It can accommodate 2,500 worshippers at the same time.

The cathedral was featured in the opening scenes of Steven Spielberg's 1987 film Empire of the Sun.

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Category:Shanghai
Category:Roman Catholic cathedrals in Asia
Category:Buildings and structures in China

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "St. Ignatius Cathedral of Shanghai".


Last Modified:   2005-11-04


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