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Our Lady Mediatrix Church, Sheshan Zhongshan

佘山中山圣母中保堂shé shān zhōng shān shèng mǔ zhōng bǎo táng

Mid-slope church on Sheshan built in 1893 for about 500; in 1981 it was repaired first and pilgrimage resumed.

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Built
1893
Architect
Not recorded
Style
Not recorded
Heritage listing
Not recorded
Status
Visitor access not yet confirmed
A grey stone church front with a gabled top, two tall arched windows, vertical inscribed panels and arched wooden doors, framed by trees.
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The grey-and-white church facade with tall arched windows, inscribed panels and a central entrance.

Photo: 中二halo君 · used with permission · Xiaohongshu · Bilibili
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What you're looking at

  • The gray-and-white church facade with tall arched windows and a central entrance.
  • Rows of wooden pews beneath a timber ceiling inside the church.
  • An outdoor devotional shrine in a red-toned wall.
A church interior with a chequered tile aisle, rows of pews, turquoise columns and a timber roof.
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The nave with wooden pews, a timber ceiling and painted columns, looking toward the altar.

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White buildings with arched windows and a grey tiled roof beside a wet courtyard.
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The white compound buildings with arched windows and a balcony beside the paved courtyard.

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A white open-sided shrine with a pointed canopy above steps and an iron gate, surrounded by green trees.
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A white Gothic-style outdoor shrine at the top of fenced steps among trees.

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A red-toned wall with a round niche holding a white statue, and potted red flowers.
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An outdoor devotional shrine set in a circular niche in a red wall, with flowers.

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An old stone gateway with iron gates at the end of a paved path among trees.
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A stone gateway on a wooded path near the church buildings.

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The story

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How to visit

Status
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佘山镇西佘山 外青松公路9279号

9279 Waiqingsong Highway, West Sheshan Hill, Sheshan Town, Songjiang District, Shanghai

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Nearby

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Within a 10-minute walk

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Sources

  1. 1.Shanghai Religion Gazetteer, Catholicism, Open Churches (with table of other open churches) (上海宗教志 · 第四编天主教 · 第一节 开放教堂（附：其他开放教堂一览表）), Shanghai Local Chronicles Office — 二十、佘山圣母大堂; 附：其他开放教堂一览表gazetteer

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