page_title: Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Hangzhou)
section_title: Tomb of Martino Martini
hierarchical_section_title: Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Hangzhou) / Tomb of Martino Martini
caption_attribution_description: A statue of Sr. Hacard at what was once the chapel for the Sisters of Charity Hospital in Hangzhou, China.
context_page_description: The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception is a Roman Catholic cathedral, located at 415 Zhongshan Road North not far from Wulin Square in downtown Hangzhou, China. Since it is the only Catholic church currently in service within the city of Hangzhou itself, it is also known simply as Tiānzhǔ Táng or "the Catholic church".
context_section_description: Hangzhou is also home to the gravesite of Martino Martini. After the cathedral had just barely been completed, the renowned cartographer, historian, and missionary died suddenly of cholera in June 1661, and was buried in the Dafangjing Jesuit Cemetery (大方井卫匡国等公墓) on the north side of Beigao Feng (北高峰). His remains were found to be undecayed as late as 20 years after his death, as attested by both Belgian Jesuit Philippe Couplet and Prosper Intorcetta, and they therefore became the object of great veneration. During the Cultural Revolution the site was completely destroyed, but was fully restored in 1985, although by that time it was no longer known which bones exactly had belonged to Martino Martini. The cemetery is now protected as a Provincial Historic Site.
  The rectangular memorial crypt faces west and is preceded by a Chinese style "spirit way" (神道) walkway and "pailou" (牌楼) gateway on which is inscribed in Chinese the line from the Apostles' Creed, "I believe in the resurrection of the body" (我信肉身之复活). It is located right next to the Xihu Beer Factory (西湖啤酒厂) on Xixi Road (西溪路) and can be entered by request.
caption: Statue of Sr. Hacard near the chapel of her Sisters of Charity Hospital
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