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St Innokenty of Irkutsk Cross Church at the Archbishopric residence in Beiguan

According to Harbin Diocese - Parishes in China for 1929, there was a home church of the Head of Mission.

St Innokenty of Irkutsk Cross Church was located in the archbishopric residence of the Russian Spiritual Mission in Beiguan, Beijing. The Cross church (Cross church is a term that means a church in the bishop's living quarters) was located in the left side of the building, while private archbishopric apartments were located on the right side. The building was converted into an assembly hall known as the "Red Fangzi" when transferred over to the Soviet Embassy in 1956.

Photographs
 

photo from "New Time"
Illustrated appendix.
June 24 (July 7) 1900, № 8736 pg. 10.

1903 postcard from London

Feb 21, 1907 postcard from Belgium

Aug 21, 1907 postcard from Prague

Dec 2, 1907 postcard from Belgium

1910 postcard

Abp Simon and Archim. Theodore
at the entrance to the bishop's residence.
photo from
Museum of Church Archaeology, MDPA

"Beiguan" (Tianjin, 1939) pp. 98-99

 

church entrance
Photo from Boris Alexandrov's book
Beiguan"

Iconostasis
Photo from Boris Alexandrov's book
Beiguan"

Xibaidian—"Western White Hall"
to left of Archbishop's residence
Photo from Boris Alexandrov's book
Beiguan"

Mission Secretary M.A. Uspenskiy
and Bishop's residence.
1942 photo from
Museum of Church Archaeology, MDPA

Staircase to the Mission house church.
1942 photo from
Museum of Church Archaeology, MDPA

Archimandrite Theodore outside of Innokentyevsky temple.
1942 photo from
Museum of Church Archaeology, MDPA

Abp Victor and Archim. Theodore at
the entrance to the bishop's residence.
1948 photo from Museum of Church Archaeology, MDPA

from DECR Archive in Moscow

1956 group photos in front of Archbishop's residence
from Abp HILARION of Sydney & Australia

church entrance
photo from Yíhéwúlǎo