The Catholic Church of Xiamen is located in the deer reef road 34. 1842, the Spanish Catholic Church came to Xiamen missionary, the first in the Gulangyu Island Tianwei rented houses set up a chapel, and then moved into the deer reef road in the Spanish Consulate. 1858, the Spanish Catholic Church in Xiamen after the Magnetic Road, the Catholic Church and the Bishop of Xiamen have been built in the Magnetic Road bishop office of a. 1917, Bishop Ma Shouren in the Gulangyu Island, next to the Spanish Consulate, and moved to Gulangyu Catholic Church, and the Bishop of Xiamen, and the Bishop of Xiamen. In 1917, Bishop Ma Shouren built the Gulangyu Catholic Church next to the Spanish Consulate on Gulangyu, and moved the Bishop's Office to Gulangyu. At that time, the jurisdiction of the Catholic Diocese of Xiamen included 25 counties in southern Fujian, western Fujian and central Fujian.
Architectural features
The building is a typical Gothic structure designed by a Spanish architect. The church sits northwest towards the southeast, building area of 232 square meters, masonry and wood structure, the plane layout before the square, the central rectangle, the rear semi-circular. The front for the bell tower, *** three layers, a layer for the entrance, the second floor for the Bible building, the third floor for the bell tower. The center and rear part of a single story, the center for the worship hall, after the altar. Inside the hall, two rows of columns are divided longitudinally, and a multi-faceted arched ceiling is set up between the columns. Exterior walls for the masonry structure outside the plaster whitewash, the building facade decorated with small Gothic spires and rose windows, window lintels engraved with Chinese "Catholic Church" and Latin "ECCLESLACATHOLICA" (meaning) (meaning "Catholic Church") and other words engraved on the window lintel. The main facade is equipped with three open doors and four pointed-arched windows on each of the two side facades, and the columns are of Greek Ionic style. The cross is placed on the top of the bell tower, and there is a bronze bell in the tower that was purchased at the time of the construction. The roof is covered with red tiles.
Scope of Protection
East, south, west, and north sides are each extended by 15 meters, and adjacent buildings are included in the scope of protection.
Protection points strictly protect the building itself and its ancillary facilities, heritage repair should strictly abide by the principle of repair does not change the original state of cultural relics.
Construction zone
East side of Deer Reef Road as the boundary, the south side of Fujian Road as the boundary, the west side of the building from the building extends 50 meters, adjacent buildings into the construction control zone, the north side of the Japanese Consulate to the construction control zone.
Protection points: control of new buildings around the building, planned demolition of the environment where the heritage is not coordinated with the overall style of the building, remediation and repair of the building courtyard landscape and the surrounding green environment.