Using Google Earth Street View while putting together the Grass Mountain Community Center post, I ran across this Catholic church on the north side of the hill.
Does anyone know how long it's been there?
Does anyone know how long it's been there?
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Straight up Aifu 2nd Street, following the yellow line is the church, circled in purple.
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This overhead view shows the fan-like shape of the roof as well as the space around it.
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The approach to the front gate is still on Aifu 2nd Street. Directly to the left are some abandoned BOT "F" houses.
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The church's address is actually No. 2, Huagang Road. Continuing on the road to the left leads to the Chinese Culture University.
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| Photo by swimming007
This excellent picture shows the Corpus Christi Catholic Church. It has weekly Mass, according to the information found online.
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Well maintained, the church and its side gate are across the street from a parking lot.
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about 1957. According following websites:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.catholic.org.tw/catholic/Deanery/4thDeanery/Corpus_Christi_Church.html
http://www.cdd.org.tw/Costantinian/550/55059.htm
http://jenny5000.pixnet.net/album/photo/156033976
ReplyDeleteThe same church, 陽明天主堂(Yangmingshan Catholic Church), in 1962?
Thank you both. It has been there longer than I thought.
ReplyDeleteJohn
So sorry I'm late for the discussion. I was a dependent on Yangmingshan in 1967-69. Our family attended the Catholic Church in the BOT housing area of Shanzaihou. The church I remember (for which I served as an alter boy) looked nothing like the photo labeled 1962 on jenny5000 site. It was a small chapel on a wooded lot, with no more than 8 pews on each side, and no more than 5 people within one pew. It was a very small structure. Perhaps the church in the photo was built in 1972? Sincerely, Rory O'Neil phycocaveman@excite.com
ReplyDeleteThanks, Rory,
ReplyDeleteMy friend, Victor, who is Taiwanese, also had questions about the age of the church. Your memories are certainly correct as I can not find any info on a church older than the one shown above.
John
If not mistaken, I found the church referenced in our comments as the Calvary International Baptist Church, also located on Yangmingshan. The full album of 136 photos (2 pages) is linked here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/94966979@N00/sets/72157604479161148/with/2385544018/ Thank you John.
ReplyDeleteSorry, finally double checked and the link above does not work for me. On Flickr, search the name of the church above and it will get you there (or the long way by searching member jcfh2001).
ReplyDeleteThe church was there in 1993 when I lived in the area, and still as late as 2010 when I was last there. By the way, some people say that the name of the nearby streets "Aifu #1 Street" and "Aifu #2 Street" are Chinese pronunciations of "F" street because this was the former US military "F" housing area.
ReplyDeleteMy wife and I were married at Corpus Christi Catholic Church in Dec 1974 and I visited the church in 2010 and it looked almost exactly the same. Great memories there.
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