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St Francis Xavier Church, Gucun

顾村圣方济各沙勿略堂gù cūn shèng fāng jì gè shā wù lüè táng

A Catholic church in Gucun, Baoshan, run from Beiyaowan; no founding date has been sourced.

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A beige two-storey building with a gold cross and characters on its upper wall above a restaurant sign.
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The church occupies the upper floor of a shopfront building, marked by a gold cross and the characters for 'Catholic Church'.

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What you're looking at

  • Church signage and entrance above and beside street-level shopfronts.
  • Altar and sanctuary of Gucun Church.
  • Framed religious paintings inside Gucun Church.
A grey metal gate under a church name in the upper wall of a beige building.
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The street-level entrance with the church name above it and a small plaque beside the door.

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A bright room with wooden pews leading to an altar with candles and a crucifix.
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A small hall with wooden pews and an altar under a crucifix.

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A framed painting of Christ with rays of light between two saints' statues above a small table.
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A devotional corner with an image of Divine Mercy flanked by statues.

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Two framed religious paintings on a white corner wall.
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Framed paintings of the Virgin and of the Holy Family on the wall.

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A white altar with candles, roses and a statue of Mary.
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A side altar with a statue of the Virgin among flowers.

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The story

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How to visit

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顾村镇宝荻路484号

484 Baodi Road, Gucun Town, Baoshan District, Shanghai

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Sources

  1. 1.Contributor-supplied church directory; not independently verified (上海教区教堂情报.xlsx (contributor-supplied church directory, src-9400)) — row 41fieldwork

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