Immaculate Conception Cathedral

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Immaculate Conception Cathedral, also known as Urakami Cathedral, is a prominent Roman Catholic church in Nagasaki, Japan, historically notable as the largest Catholic church in East Asia before being destroyed by the 1945 atomic bombing and later rebuilt.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman Catholic cathedral
church building
tourist attraction
alsoKnownAs Urakami Cathedral NERFINISHED
Urakami Tenshudo NERFINISHED
architecturalStyle Romanesque Revival architecture
associatedWith history of Kakure Kirishitan (Hidden Christians)
country Japan
currentArchitecturalStyle Romanesque-style concrete church
dateOfDestruction 1945-08-09
dedicatedTo Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary NERFINISHED
denomination Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
destroyedBy atomic bomb "Fat Man" NERFINISHED
diocese Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nagasaki NERFINISHED
event destroyed by atomic bombing of Nagasaki
feature stained glass windows
statues of the Virgin Mary
twin bell towers
function place of worship
site of memorial services for atomic bomb victims
governingBody Archdiocese of Nagasaki NERFINISHED
hasParish Urakami Parish NERFINISHED
heritage symbol of Catholic community in Nagasaki
languageOfLiturgy Japanese
Latin
locatedIn Nagasaki NERFINISHED
Urakami district NERFINISHED
near Atomic Bomb Hypocenter Park NERFINISHED
Nagasaki Peace Park NERFINISHED
notableArtifact damaged wooden statues from atomic bombing
originalCompletionYear 1925
originalConstructionEndDate 1925
originalConstructionStartDate 1895
originalMaterial red brick
rebuilt yes
reconsecrationYear 1959
reconstructionEndDate 1959
reconstructionMaterial reinforced concrete
reconstructionStartDate 1959
region Kyushu NERFINISHED
religion Christianity
rite Latin Rite
significance important symbol of postwar reconstruction in Nagasaki
status cathedral church
seat of the Archbishop of Nagasaki
usedFor Mass
funerals
weddings
wasLargest largest Catholic church in East Asia before 1945

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Urakami Cathedral alsoKnownAs Immaculate Conception Cathedral