Shanghai’s Holy Mother Cathedral is an Orthodox church with an ancient Russian architectural style, built in 1931. It has been renovated and can now accommodate 4000 people at a time.
The interior of the church is simple, but on the vaulted ceilings and adjacent walls, there are 9 exquisite oil paintings that were previously hidden and buried by layers of paint during various restorations. Today, after restoration and protection, these 9 beautiful murals, which were submerged for nearly half a century under multiple layers of paint, have once again begun to shine. The Holy Mother Cathedral is located at 55 Xinle Road (formerly Henry Road) at the intersection of Xinle Road and Xiangyang North Road in the bustling heart of Shanghai. The church has a simple and round shape, with a semi-circular dome on top, a large dome in the middle, and four smaller domes at the corners, all beautifully painted in peacock blue, which harmoniously blend with the milky white walls under the blue sky and white clouds, making it particularly magnificent. Exhibitions are held periodically inside the church. During the peak period of Orthodoxy in Shanghai, after the Japanese invasion of China’s Northeast in 1931, foreign Orthodox believers from all over the country gathered in Shanghai, and there were seven churches at that time. After the founding of the People’s Republic of China, foreign nationals left one after another, and the number of Orthodox believers gradually decreased. Today, only the Xinle Road church remains well-preserved in Shanghai. The church is open to the public all year round from 06:00 to 07:00 and from 15:00 to 16:00.Related posts:
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