Saint Cross Church
Church in Houbi, Tainan, Taiwan
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Jingliao Holy Cross Church or Saint Cross Church (traditional Chinese: 菁寮聖十字架天主堂; simplified Chinese: 菁寮圣十字架天主堂; pinyin: Jīngliáoshèng Shízìjià Tiānzhǔtáng) is a church in Jingliao Village, Houbi District, Tainan, Taiwan.
| Saint Cross Church | |
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菁寮聖十字架天主堂 | |
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 Saint Cross Church | |
| 23°22′42.0″N 120°20′23.2″E | |
| Location | Houbi, Tainan, Taiwan |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Architecture | |
| Architect | Gottfried Boehm |
| Architectural type | church |
History
Architecture
Designed by German architect Gottfried Boehm, the church building consists of four parts, which are pyramid chapel, coned bell tower, basilica and holy shrine.[3] Towers of the four parts were built with aluminum-covered cypress.[4] At each of the tower tip lies a representative totem. The church features a dormitory and a kindergarten within the same compound. The church has also a small museum depicting the history of the church from its founding.
