Wanchin Church

Coordinates: 22°35′42.2″N 120°36′40.5″E / 22.595056°N 120.611250°E / 22.595056; 120.611250

Wanchin Church
萬金聖母聖殿
Basic information
Location Wanluan, Pingtung County, Taiwan
Architectural description
Architectural type Church
Completed May 1863 (original building)
1870 (current building)

The Wanchin Church (Chinese: 萬金聖母聖殿; pinyin: Wànjīn Shèngmǔ Shèngdiàn) is a church in Wanjin Village, Wanluan Township, Pingtung County, Taiwan.[1]

History

The Parish in Wanchin is established by Dominican Order. The church was originally constructed as a simple mud church in May 1863. On 13 October 1865, the church was heavily destroyed by an earthquake. It was then rebuilt with a bigger size and completed on 8 December 1870 when it was inaugurated.

On 9 December 1984, the church was conferred the title of basilica by Pope John Paul II, making it the first church in Taiwan to receive such title. In 1991, the Immaculate Conception Dominican Residence was built on the church ground. In 1994, an activity center was also build within the church area.[2]

On 3 August 2016, the church was vandalized when a man set a fire to a wooden statue inside the building.[3]

Architecture

The current building of the church was built with Spanish fortress architecture.[4]

See also

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Catholic Church of Wanchin.

References

  1. ↑ "Wanchin Basilica stands as tribute to faith - Taiwan Info". horizontal tab character in |title= at position 48 (help)
  2. ↑ 英文歷史.
  3. ↑ "Police arrest suspect in fire at historic church".
  4. ↑ 2.16.886.101.90005.20002.20076 (1 January 2016). "WanChin Catholic Church".
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