Church

Shihs' Catholic Church

三灶施家腰路耶稣君王堂sān zào shī jiā yāo lù yē sū jūn wáng táng

A masonry-and-concrete village church of 1904, listed as a Shanghai heritage building in 2015, with a tower on its east side.

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Built: 1904
Architect: Not recorded
Style: chinese-western
Heritage listing: Shanghai Heritage Architecture (优秀历史建筑) · municipal · 2015
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A narrow stone tower with a pointed spire and cross above a round window and an arched white door, with a path leading to it. — The slender spired tower and arched doorway of the church, seen from the overgrown approach.
Photo: 中二halo君 · used with permission · Xiaohongshu · Bilibili

What you're looking at

The tower and entrance on the east side
The rendered walls and basilica-plan nave behind them
The heritage plaque of 17 August 2015

A pointed tower rises behind a passage between walls, with arched windows on the church beside it. — The tower and the side of the church seen from a narrow back passage.
Photo: 中二halo君 · used with permission · Xiaohongshu · Bilibili

A grey spire with a cross above a small balustrade and round window, behind a dark wall. — The spire and balustraded tower base rising above a boundary wall.
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A white stone plaque reading Heritage Architecture in Chinese and English, with a short description of the church. — The bilingual heritage architecture plaque, issued by the Shanghai Municipal Government on 17 August 2015, dating the church to 1904.
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The story

Signs at the church, in full (1)

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Shijia Catholic Church: Heritage Architecture Plaque

施家天主堂优秀历史建筑铭牌 · see the photo

English printed on the sign

HERITAGE ARCHITECTURE
Shihs' Catholic church. Built in 1904. Masonry-concrete structure. Integration of Chinese and western style.
Shanghai Municipal Government Issued on 17th Aug. 2015

Our translation of the Chinese

Shanghai Heritage Architecture
704 Wuxing Zhinong, Sanzao Village, Xuanqiao Town

Shijia Catholic Church. Built in 1904, it has a brick-and-concrete structure and combines Chinese and Western styles. The tower and main entrance are on the east side. The nave has a basilica plan, and the walls have a cement-rendered finish. The building combines features of traditional Chinese architecture and Western churches; it is an important place of religious activity in Xuanqiao.

Designation announced by the Shanghai Municipal People's Government on 17 August 2015

Chinese text

优秀历史建筑
宣桥镇三灶村五星支弄704号
施家天主堂。建于1904年，砖混结构，中西合璧风格。东侧为塔楼及主入口，中殿为巴西利卡布局，水泥粉刷墙面，建筑形式兼具中国传统建筑与西式教堂特征；为宣桥重要的宗教活动场所。
上海市人民政府2015年8月17日公布

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Chinese address — show this to a taxi driver

浦东新区宣桥镇三灶村五星支弄704号

704 Wuxing Zhinong, Sanzao Village, Xuanqiao Town, Pudong, Shanghai

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Sources

1.Photographs of Shanghai churches and their signs, by 中二halo君 (上海教堂实拍照片（中二halo君）), 中二halo君, 中二halo君, 2026 — sign photographed at the churchfieldwork
2.Nanhui County Gazetteer, churches (南汇县志 · 教堂), Shanghai Local Chronicles Office — 教堂 (1951 list)gazetteer