Imperial to international : a history of St. John's Cathedral, Hong Kong / Stuart Wolfendale ; with a foreword by Paul Kwong.
Founded in 1849, St John's Cathedral is the oldest, neo-gothic cathedral in East Asia and China's oldest surviving, still-operating Anglican church. In its early decades, the cathedral was the center of Hong Kong colonial life. In the twenty-first century, it has drawn in other Hong Kong c...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Hong Kong :
Hong Kong University Press,
[2013]
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| Series: | Sheng Kung Hui: historical studies of Anglican Christianity in China.
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| Summary: | Founded in 1849, St John's Cathedral is the oldest, neo-gothic cathedral in East Asia and China's oldest surviving, still-operating Anglican church. In its early decades, the cathedral was the center of Hong Kong colonial life. In the twenty-first century, it has drawn in other Hong Kong communities, becoming a truly international church with services in several languages. This comprehensive history of St John's traces the cathedral's role as a colonial parish church and as a bishop's seat for a diocese stretching across China and beyond. It also discusses St John's significance as a center of modern worship. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource : illustrations (some color) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9882208460 9789882208469 9888180738 9789888180738 |
| Language: | English. |