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Holy Dormition Church in Beiguan

Built in 1901 after the Yihetuan Uprising, this church building was located in Beiguan, Beijing. In the Russian book "Beiguan" (Tianjin, 1939) pp. 100-101 this church is referred to as the Uspensky Cathedral. Fr Vasily Du served at this Cathedral. Most of the faithful who departed had their bodies brought to this Church for the priest to pray the trisagion for the dead.

Until recently this Church building was being used as the Russian Embassy garage.

Photographs
 

1903 photos from "Orthodoxy in China", pp. 104-105

Reading the Gospel over
the body of deceased Met.
Innokenty at Dormition Church
"Chinese Good News",
June-July 1931, pg 8

from DECR archive in Moscow

"Beiguan" (Tianjin,
1939) pp. 100-101

from the book "Beiguan"
courtesy of the author
Boris Alexandrov

 
Photos from Russian book
"History of Russian Spiritual Mission"
(Moscow, 1997).
 

Beijing. Procession of Chinese
Orthodox Children
from All Holy Martyrs
Church
to the Dormition
Church.