monastery
Daqin Pagoda
Zhouzhi County, Xi'an, China · Silk Road / overland route
34.059, 108.308
Disputed. DISPUTED. The Christian origin is argued by Martin Palmer and rejected by Michael Keevak and David Wilmshurst. James Morris notes there are no proven Tang-era Christian remains at the site.
The Daqin Pagoda is a Buddhist brick pagoda first attested in 1065, when Su Dongpo wrote a poem on it. Martin Palmer (The Jesus Sutras, 2001) claimed it was a Church of the East monastery founded in 640, and local authorities promote this.
Source stance: neutral. Modern claims and counter-claims; no ancient Christian source.
People and groups named here
- Martin Palmer (proponent)
- Michael Keevak and David Wilmshurst (critics)
Sources
- Daqin Pagoda (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia contributors. Accessed 2026-11-11.
Further reading
Councils here
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