Our Lady Patroness Church, South Shanghai

Our translation of the Chinese

Yujia Church of Our Lady’s Patronage

Yujia Church of Our Lady’s Patronage was first built in April 1894 and rebuilt in 1931. It stood in Team 11 of [Shuyuan/Cunyuan; the first character is unclear]. The church had a straight, linear plan and occupied 3,200 square metres, with more than thirty mu of church farmland. In the early period after 1949 it served as a venue for political activities in [Shuyuan/Cunyuan] Township and later as a production-team warehouse. In 1991, on the basis of the property then remaining, it received a property certificate for 299 square metres and a land certificate for 6.9 mu. In May 1998, because of comprehensive industrial development in Fengxian District, a relocation agreement was signed with the Catholic Diocese of Shanghai and the church was rebuilt elsewhere.

Chinese text

俞家圣母主保堂

俞家圣母主保堂始建于1894年4月，1931年重建，地处[树/村]园十一队。教堂呈一字型，占地3200平方米，有堂田三十多亩。解放初为[树/村]园乡政治活动场所，后为生产队仓库。1991年依据当时现有房产获得299平方米房产证，6.9亩土地证。1998年5月因奉贤区工业综合开发，与天主教上海教区签写动迁协议，异地重建。

Our translation of the Chinese

Guidelines for entering the church

1. South Shanghai Catholic Church is open free of charge. No reservation is required.
Mass times: Sunday Mass at 09:00; weekday Mass at 07:00.
Parish volunteers staff the gate every day from 06:00 to 15:00. Gate telephone: 021-57501015.
2. South Shanghai Catholic Church is a place of religious worship. Everyone entering its grounds is asked to respect the Catholic faith. Littering, children playing noisily, and exercise activities unrelated to religion are prohibited in the grounds. People who are intoxicated, improperly dressed, or accompanied by pets will not be admitted. Dress appropriately inside the church. Do not step on the kneelers, lie down, or sit with one leg crossed over the other.
3. Do not bring food, drinks, dangerous items, or bulky objects into the church. Visitors must not enter the sanctuary around the altar or areas closed to the public.
4. Set mobile phones to silent while visiting. Making or answering calls inside the church is prohibited. Remain quiet during your visit and follow church staff's directions throughout.
5. Take care of the facilities inside and outside the church. Anyone causing damage is responsible for the corresponding compensation.
6. Guided explanations, research visits, filming, livestreaming, and similar activities require permission.

Please follow the Nanqiao Catholic Church public account.

Chinese text

进教堂须知

1. 南上海天主堂免费开放，无需预约。
弥撒时间：主日9:00弥撒，平日7:00弥撒。
教堂门卫每天6:00至15:00有教友义工值班，门卫电话021-57501015。
2. 南上海天主堂为宗教活动场所，进入教堂院内者请尊重天主教宗教信仰，禁止院内乱扔垃圾，小孩嬉闹，与宗教无关的健身活动；凡酗酒、衣履不整、携带宠物者谢绝入内。在圣堂内着装端正，不踩踏跪凳、不躺卧，不能翘二郎腿。
3. 请勿携带食品、饮料、危险品和大件物品入圣堂内。请参观者不要进入祭台区域以及非开放区域。
4. 教堂参观请将手机调至静音，教堂内禁止拨打或接听电话；参观时请保持安静，全程听从教堂工作人员引导。
5. 爱护教堂内外设施，如有损坏须承担相应赔偿责任。
6. 未经许可，禁止在教堂开展讲解、调研、摄像、直播等活动。

请关注南桥天主堂公众号。

Our translation of the Chinese

South Shanghai Catholic Church

South Shanghai Catholic Church was a relocation project combining four churches into one. It retained the patronal dedication of Yujiatang and was named the Church under the Patronage of Our Lady. The church formed part of a municipal planning and relocation project intended to arrange sites appropriately and, at the same time, resolve compensation for historical assets of the Diocese of Shanghai in Fengxian. The four churches brought together were Yujiatang, Hucun, Liuli, and Zhuanghang. The inscription gives the church's site area as 68,215 square metres and its floor area as 36,034 square metres. Of this, the government provided compensation corresponding to 1,202 square metres of floor area, while the Diocese of Shanghai undertook 2,401 square metres of additional construction. The church's exterior was inspired by Noah's Ark in the Bible: it gives visible form to the ark that saved all living things and unites this image with the Church, which brings salvation to humanity. Construction began on 30 September 2021. The following day, Nanqiao parish priests Lu Qinglin, Yu Bo, and Wu Yongtao held a church blessing ceremony. The work was completed in August 2023.

Chinese text

南上海天主堂

南上海天主堂，是拆动迁“四堂合一”项目，沿用俞家堂主保尊称为“圣母主保堂”。教堂是市政规划合理布局拆动迁项目，同时解决上海教区在奉贤历史上遗留资产的补偿，“四堂合一”即俞家堂、胡村堂、六里教堂、庄行堂。教堂用地面积68215平方米，建筑面积36034平方米。其中政府承担赔偿建筑面积1202平方米，上海教区承担新增建筑面积2401平方米。教堂建筑外观以《圣经》诺亚方舟为设计灵感，将拯救万物的方舟具象化，并与拯救世人的教会（教堂）合而为一。2021年9月30日开始施工。翌日，南桥堂区神父卢庆林、郁波、武永涛举行了教会祝福礼仪。2023年8月竣工。