St. Jacobi Church, Wuhu

St. Jacobi Church, Wuhu
芜湖圣雅各教堂
St. Jacobi Church, Wuhu in 2012
St. Jacobi Church, Wuhu Location in Anhui
31°19′42″N 118°23′01″E
Location	Jinghu District, Wuhu, Anhui, China
Denomination	Protestantism
History
Status	Parish church
Founded	1883 (1883)
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architectural type	Church building
Style	Gothic architecture
Specifications
Floor area	389-square-metre (4,190 sq ft)
Materials	Granite, bricks
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	芜湖圣雅各教堂
Traditional Chinese	蕪湖聖雅各教堂
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Wúhú Shèngyǎgé Jiàotáng

St. Jacobi Church, Wuhu (Chinese: 芜湖圣雅各教堂) is a Protestant church located in Jinghu District, Wuhu, Anhui, China.

History

St. Jacobi Church's history stretches back to 1883, founded by the Episcopal Church.

In June 2011, the church was moved 10-metre (33 ft) eastward. The church was inscribed as a municipal cultural relic preservation organ in October 2001 and a provincial cultural relic preservation organ in December 2012, respectively.

Architecture

The church has a width of 16.29-metre (53.4 ft), a depth of 27.87-metre (91.4 ft) and a construction area of 389-square-metre (4,190 sq ft). The bell tower is 25-metre (82 ft) high and adopts Gothic architectural style.

Further reading

• Weihong, Luo (1 May 2014). 中国基督教（新教）史 [History of Protestantism in China] (in Chinese). Shanghai: Shanghai People's Publishing House. ISBN 9787208121324.