Annunciation Seminary, Bailu
Annunciation Seminary,; Sichuanese Pinyin, Sichuanese romanization: ''Lin Pao Siu Üen''; . commonly referred to by the Latin name , is a former Catholic Church, Catholic seminary in Bailu, Pengzhou, Bailu, Pengzhou, Sichuan, southwestern China. The seminary was operated by French missionaries from 1908 to 1949, and is one of the largest French architecture, French-styled church complexes in Sichuan. Following the departure of the French missionaries in 1949, the seminary complex was eventually abandoned. It was later named a Major Historical and Cultural Site Protected at the National Level of China, and despite being severely damaged in the 2008 Sichuan earthquake, it was restored in 2016. Naming The seminary is known by many different names across several languages. The Latin name "Seminarium Annuntiationis" is inscribed at the entrance of the building. In his 1917 book , J.-M. Planchet called the seminary the "", distinguishing it from the other seminary in Pengzhou for yo ...
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