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![Xizhimen Catholic Church, known as Xitang (West Church) to locals, is one of the six Catholic churches constructed in downtown Beijing. Established in 1723 by the Italian Lazarist missionary Teodorico Pedrini, Xitang was the first non-Jesuit church in Beijing. After Pedrini's death, the church was run by Carmelites, then Augustinians, until it was destroyed in 1811 during a purge of Catholics and missionaries from the city. [Photo by Yu Jiaqi]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20110106/000d87ad3cdd0e8fa0392f.jpg "Xizhimen Catholic Church, known as Xitang (West Church) to locals, is one of the six Catholic churches constructed in downtown Beijing. Established in 1723 by the Italian Lazarist missionary Teodorico Pedrini, Xitang was the first non-Jesuit church in Beijing. After Pedrini's death, the church was run by Carmelites, then Augustinians, until it was destroyed in 1811 during a purge of Catholics and missionaries from the city. [Photo by Yu Jiaqi]")
![Xizhimen Catholic Church, known as Xitang (West Church) to locals, is one of the six Catholic churches constructed in downtown Beijing. Established in 1723 by the Italian Lazarist missionary Teodorico Pedrini, Xitang was the first non-Jesuit church in Beijing. After Pedrini's death, the church was run by Carmelites, then Augustinians, until it was destroyed in 1811 during a purge of Catholics and missionaries from the city. [Photo by Yu Jiaqi]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20110106/000d87ad3cdd0e8fa03e34.jpg "Xizhimen Catholic Church, known as Xitang (West Church) to locals, is one of the six Catholic churches constructed in downtown Beijing. Established in 1723 by the Italian Lazarist missionary Teodorico Pedrini, Xitang was the first non-Jesuit church in Beijing. After Pedrini's death, the church was run by Carmelites, then Augustinians, until it was destroyed in 1811 during a purge of Catholics and missionaries from the city. [Photo by Yu Jiaqi]")
![Xizhimen Catholic Church, known as Xitang (West Church) to locals, is one of the six Catholic churches constructed in downtown Beijing. Established in 1723 by the Italian Lazarist missionary Teodorico Pedrini, Xitang was the first non-Jesuit church in Beijing. After Pedrini's death, the church was run by Carmelites, then Augustinians, until it was destroyed in 1811 during a purge of Catholics and missionaries from the city. [Photo by Yu Jiaqi]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20110106/000d87ad3cdd0e8fa06d3b.jpg "Xizhimen Catholic Church, known as Xitang (West Church) to locals, is one of the six Catholic churches constructed in downtown Beijing. Established in 1723 by the Italian Lazarist missionary Teodorico Pedrini, Xitang was the first non-Jesuit church in Beijing. After Pedrini's death, the church was run by Carmelites, then Augustinians, until it was destroyed in 1811 during a purge of Catholics and missionaries from the city. [Photo by Yu Jiaqi]")
![Xizhimen Catholic Church, known as Xitang (West Church) to locals, is one of the six Catholic churches constructed in downtown Beijing. Established in 1723 by the Italian Lazarist missionary Teodorico Pedrini, Xitang was the first non-Jesuit church in Beijing. After Pedrini's death, the church was run by Carmelites, then Augustinians, until it was destroyed in 1811 during a purge of Catholics and missionaries from the city. [Photo by Yu Jiaqi]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20110106/000d87ad3cdd0e8fa0a20d.jpg "Xizhimen Catholic Church, known as Xitang (West Church) to locals, is one of the six Catholic churches constructed in downtown Beijing. Established in 1723 by the Italian Lazarist missionary Teodorico Pedrini, Xitang was the first non-Jesuit church in Beijing. After Pedrini's death, the church was run by Carmelites, then Augustinians, until it was destroyed in 1811 during a purge of Catholics and missionaries from the city. [Photo by Yu Jiaqi]")
![Xizhimen Catholic Church, known as Xitang (West Church) to locals, is one of the six Catholic churches constructed in downtown Beijing. Established in 1723 by the Italian Lazarist missionary Teodorico Pedrini, Xitang was the first non-Jesuit church in Beijing. After Pedrini's death, the church was run by Carmelites, then Augustinians, until it was destroyed in 1811 during a purge of Catholics and missionaries from the city. [Photo by Yu Jiaqi]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20110106/000d87ad3cdd0e8fa0a414.jpg "Xizhimen Catholic Church, known as Xitang (West Church) to locals, is one of the six Catholic churches constructed in downtown Beijing. Established in 1723 by the Italian Lazarist missionary Teodorico Pedrini, Xitang was the first non-Jesuit church in Beijing. After Pedrini's death, the church was run by Carmelites, then Augustinians, until it was destroyed in 1811 during a purge of Catholics and missionaries from the city. [Photo by Yu Jiaqi]")
![Xizhimen Catholic Church, known as Xitang (West Church) to locals, is one of the six Catholic churches constructed in downtown Beijing. Established in 1723 by the Italian Lazarist missionary Teodorico Pedrini, Xitang was the first non-Jesuit church in Beijing. After Pedrini's death, the church was run by Carmelites, then Augustinians, until it was destroyed in 1811 during a purge of Catholics and missionaries from the city. [Photo by Yu Jiaqi]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20110106/000d87ad3cdd0e8fa0a71b.jpg "Xizhimen Catholic Church, known as Xitang (West Church) to locals, is one of the six Catholic churches constructed in downtown Beijing. Established in 1723 by the Italian Lazarist missionary Teodorico Pedrini, Xitang was the first non-Jesuit church in Beijing. After Pedrini's death, the church was run by Carmelites, then Augustinians, until it was destroyed in 1811 during a purge of Catholics and missionaries from the city. [Photo by Yu Jiaqi]")
![Xizhimen Catholic Church, known as Xitang (West Church) to locals, is one of the six Catholic churches constructed in downtown Beijing. Established in 1723 by the Italian Lazarist missionary Teodorico Pedrini, Xitang was the first non-Jesuit church in Beijing. After Pedrini's death, the church was run by Carmelites, then Augustinians, until it was destroyed in 1811 during a purge of Catholics and missionaries from the city. [Photo by Yu Jiaqi]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20110106/000d87ad3cdd0e8fa0aa23.jpg "Xizhimen Catholic Church, known as Xitang (West Church) to locals, is one of the six Catholic churches constructed in downtown Beijing. Established in 1723 by the Italian Lazarist missionary Teodorico Pedrini, Xitang was the first non-Jesuit church in Beijing. After Pedrini's death, the church was run by Carmelites, then Augustinians, until it was destroyed in 1811 during a purge of Catholics and missionaries from the city. [Photo by Yu Jiaqi]")
![Xizhimen Catholic Church, known as Xitang (West Church) to locals, is one of the six Catholic churches constructed in downtown Beijing. Established in 1723 by the Italian Lazarist missionary Teodorico Pedrini, Xitang was the first non-Jesuit church in Beijing. After Pedrini's death, the church was run by Carmelites, then Augustinians, until it was destroyed in 1811 during a purge of Catholics and missionaries from the city. [Photo by Yu Jiaqi]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20110106/000d87ad3cdd0e8fa0ac2c.jpg "Xizhimen Catholic Church, known as Xitang (West Church) to locals, is one of the six Catholic churches constructed in downtown Beijing. Established in 1723 by the Italian Lazarist missionary Teodorico Pedrini, Xitang was the first non-Jesuit church in Beijing. After Pedrini's death, the church was run by Carmelites, then Augustinians, until it was destroyed in 1811 during a purge of Catholics and missionaries from the city. [Photo by Yu Jiaqi]")
![Xizhimen Catholic Church, known as Xitang (West Church) to locals, is one of the six Catholic churches constructed in downtown Beijing. Established in 1723 by the Italian Lazarist missionary Teodorico Pedrini, Xitang was the first non-Jesuit church in Beijing. After Pedrini's death, the church was run by Carmelites, then Augustinians, until it was destroyed in 1811 during a purge of Catholics and missionaries from the city. [Photo by Yu Jiaqi]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20110106/000d87ad3cdd0e8fa0af36.jpg "Xizhimen Catholic Church, known as Xitang (West Church) to locals, is one of the six Catholic churches constructed in downtown Beijing. Established in 1723 by the Italian Lazarist missionary Teodorico Pedrini, Xitang was the first non-Jesuit church in Beijing. After Pedrini's death, the church was run by Carmelites, then Augustinians, until it was destroyed in 1811 during a purge of Catholics and missionaries from the city. [Photo by Yu Jiaqi]")
![Xizhimen Catholic Church, known as Xitang (West Church) to locals, is one of the six Catholic churches constructed in downtown Beijing. Established in 1723 by the Italian Lazarist missionary Teodorico Pedrini, Xitang was the first non-Jesuit church in Beijing. After Pedrini's death, the church was run by Carmelites, then Augustinians, until it was destroyed in 1811 during a purge of Catholics and missionaries from the city. [Photo by Yu Jiaqi]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20110106/000d87ad3cdd0e8fa0b341.jpg "Xizhimen Catholic Church, known as Xitang (West Church) to locals, is one of the six Catholic churches constructed in downtown Beijing. Established in 1723 by the Italian Lazarist missionary Teodorico Pedrini, Xitang was the first non-Jesuit church in Beijing. After Pedrini's death, the church was run by Carmelites, then Augustinians, until it was destroyed in 1811 during a purge of Catholics and missionaries from the city. [Photo by Yu Jiaqi]")
![Xizhimen Catholic Church, known as Xitang (West Church) to locals, is one of the six Catholic churches constructed in downtown Beijing. Established in 1723 by the Italian Lazarist missionary Teodorico Pedrini, Xitang was the first non-Jesuit church in Beijing. After Pedrini's death, the church was run by Carmelites, then Augustinians, until it was destroyed in 1811 during a purge of Catholics and missionaries from the city. [Photo by Yu Jiaqi]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20110106/000d87ad3cdd0e8fa0b74d.jpg "Xizhimen Catholic Church, known as Xitang (West Church) to locals, is one of the six Catholic churches constructed in downtown Beijing. Established in 1723 by the Italian Lazarist missionary Teodorico Pedrini, Xitang was the first non-Jesuit church in Beijing. After Pedrini's death, the church was run by Carmelites, then Augustinians, until it was destroyed in 1811 during a purge of Catholics and missionaries from the city. [Photo by Yu Jiaqi]")
![Xizhimen Catholic Church, known as Xitang (West Church) to locals, is one of the six Catholic churches constructed in downtown Beijing. Established in 1723 by the Italian Lazarist missionary Teodorico Pedrini, Xitang was the first non-Jesuit church in Beijing. After Pedrini's death, the church was run by Carmelites, then Augustinians, until it was destroyed in 1811 during a purge of Catholics and missionaries from the city. [Photo by Yu Jiaqi]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20110106/000d87ad3cdd0e8fa0bb5a.jpg "Xizhimen Catholic Church, known as Xitang (West Church) to locals, is one of the six Catholic churches constructed in downtown Beijing. Established in 1723 by the Italian Lazarist missionary Teodorico Pedrini, Xitang was the first non-Jesuit church in Beijing. After Pedrini's death, the church was run by Carmelites, then Augustinians, until it was destroyed in 1811 during a purge of Catholics and missionaries from the city. [Photo by Yu Jiaqi]")
![Xizhimen Catholic Church, known as Xitang (West Church) to locals, is one of the six Catholic churches constructed in downtown Beijing. Established in 1723 by the Italian Lazarist missionary Teodorico Pedrini, Xitang was the first non-Jesuit church in Beijing. After Pedrini's death, the church was run by Carmelites, then Augustinians, until it was destroyed in 1811 during a purge of Catholics and missionaries from the city. [Photo by Yu Jiaqi]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20110106/000d87ad3cdd0e8fa0be04.jpg "Xizhimen Catholic Church, known as Xitang (West Church) to locals, is one of the six Catholic churches constructed in downtown Beijing. Established in 1723 by the Italian Lazarist missionary Teodorico Pedrini, Xitang was the first non-Jesuit church in Beijing. After Pedrini's death, the church was run by Carmelites, then Augustinians, until it was destroyed in 1811 during a purge of Catholics and missionaries from the city. [Photo by Yu Jiaqi]")
