The church was originally established in 1875 when a local resident invited Father Vinte Gomar of the Dominican Order to come to Puxin . Father Gomar then bought the land for 100 dollars in 1877 . In 1882 , Father Celedonio Arranz took over the work and built the first church structure . In 1906 , an earthquake devastated Central Taiwan and destroyed the church structure . In 1912 , Father Manuel Prat built the second church structure . In 1975 , the old structure was torn down and rebuilt into the third generation structure . The construction was completed in 1996 . The church was designated as historical structure on 10 April 2002
earthquake
1906 Meishan earthquake
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