The Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (in ) is a

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Harbin Harbin (; mnc, , v=Halbin; ) is a sub-provincial city and the provincial capital and the largest city of Heilongjiang province, People's Republic of China, as well as the second largest city by urban population after Shenyang and largest c ...

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. Its official name is Sacred Heart of Jesus Diocesan Cathedral of Harbin.

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. The church's history can be summarized as follows:Sacred Heart of Jesus Diocesan Cathedral of Harbin
(in Chinese) * ca. 1900, while China Eastern Railway being built, many

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came to Harbin to work. The greater majority of them were

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. * 1906 - The cornerstone was set by the priest Dominik Przyluski and the construction of a Catholic church began. It was completed and dedicated in the following year. The church was also called Polish Catholic Church or East Dazhi Avenue Catholic Church * Thereafter, the church came under

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and

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Dioceses * 1959 - The church became the diocesan cathedral of Heilongjiang Diocese * 1966 - During the

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, the church building was abolished * 2004 - The church building was re-built The address of the church is: No. 211, East Dazhi Avenue, Nangang District, Harbin. Phone: 0451-5365-3007. The church is located in the "church street", north east of "Hongbo Square' (where Czar Nicolas' Central Church was), on East Dazhi Avenue, where there are also

Harbin Nangang Christian Church Harbin Nangang Christian Church ( zh, t=哈爾濱南崗基督教會, s=哈尔滨南岗基督教会) is a Protestant (formerly Lutheran) church in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China. The current building was built in 1916 and is located in Chu ...

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Church of the Intercession in Harbin The Church of the Intercession of the Mother of God in Harbin (in or in Russian: Церковь Покрова в Харбине) is an Eastern Orthodox church in Harbin, China. This church is located in the "church street", north east of "Hon ...

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