Mother of Grace Cathedral, Daming

The Mother of Grace Cathedral, also alternatively called Church of Our Lady of Grace, is a religious building of the Catholic Church which is located in Daming County in Hebei province in the People's Republic of China. The construction of the church began in 1918 and lasted three years being driven by Catholics of France. It serves as the headquarters of the Diocese of Daming (Dioecesis Tamimensis) that was created on July 10, 1947, replacing an earlier apostolic prefecture. The cathedral follows the Roman or Latin rite. It covers an area of 1220 square meters, can accommodate more than 1,000 people kneeling in the church. It highlights a bell tower 42 meters high, and inlaid bronze statue of the Virgin Mary with Jesus.

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