Annunciation Seminary, Bailu
| Annunciation Seminary Seminarium Annuntiationis | |
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领报修院 | |
Annunciation Seminary, restored after its collapse in 2008 Sichuan earthquake | |
Location within Sichuan Location within China | |
| General information | |
| Architectural style | French |
| Location | Bailu, Pengzhou, Sichuan, China |
| Coordinates | 31°13′49″N 103°54′48″E / 31.23028°N 103.91333°E |
| Construction started | 1895 |
| Completed | 1908 |
| Technical details | |
| Size | 10,440 m2 (112,400 sq ft) |
| Annunciation Seminary, Bailu | |||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 領報修院 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 领报修院 | ||||||
| Literal meaning | Annunciation Abbey | ||||||
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Annunciation Seminary, commonly referred to by the Latin name Seminarium Annuntiationis, is a former Catholic seminary in Bailu, Pengzhou, Sichuan, southwestern China. The seminary was operated by French missionaries from 1908 to 1949, and is one of the largest French-styled church complexes in Sichuan.
Following the departure of the French missionaries in 1949, the seminary complex was eventually abandoned. It was later named a Major Historical and Cultural Site Protected at the National Level of China, and despite being severely damaged in the 2008 Sichuan earthquake, it was restored in 2016.