佘(she)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)圣(sheng)(sheng)母大(da)(da)(da)教(jiao)堂(tang)(tang)(tang)(tang)位于松江區佘(she)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)上(shang),因(yin)此得名,亦(yi)稱佘(she)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)天主教(jiao)堂(tang)(tang)(tang)(tang)。包括中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)教(jiao)堂(tang)(tang)(tang)(tang)和山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)頂(ding)大(da)(da)(da)堂(tang)(tang)(tang)(tang)兩(liang)座。中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)教(jiao)堂(tang)(tang)(tang)(tang)建(jian)于1894年,山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)頂(ding)大(da)(da)(da)堂(tang)(tang)(tang)(tang)1925年奠基,1935年正式落成。山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)頂(ding)大(da)(da)(da)堂(tang)(tang)(tang)(tang)的(de)設計(ji)者是葡萄(tao)牙籍的(de)耶(ye)(ye)穌(su)會會士葉肇昌,建(jian)筑(zhu)具(ju)有(you)(you)羅馬(ma)過渡(du)時代(dai)的(de)風(feng)格。鐘樓(lou)高38米(mi),堂(tang)(tang)(tang)(tang)的(de)屋脊高17米(mi),東(dong)西(xi)長56米(mi),最闊處25處,可容(rong)納3000余人(ren)。頂(ding)部圓穹上(shang)樹(shu)一銅(tong)鑄圣(sheng)(sheng)母托耶(ye)(ye)穌(su)像(xiang)。中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)教(jiao)堂(tang)(tang)(tang)(tang)建(jian)有(you)(you)圣(sheng)(sheng)母亭(ting)、圣(sheng)(sheng)心(xin)亭(ting)、若瑟亭(ting)等"三圣(sheng)(sheng)亭(ting)"。中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)教(jiao)堂(tang)(tang)(tang)(tang)到山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)頂(ding)大(da)(da)(da)堂(tang)(tang)(tang)(tang)間,建(jian)造(zao)有(you)(you)14處苦路像(xiang)。1942年9月2日(ri),被(bei)羅馬(ma)教(jiao)廷敕(chi)封為"乙等大(da)(da)(da)殿(dian)",即僅次(ci)于羅馬(ma)教(jiao)廷大(da)(da)(da)殿(dian)的(de)第二等大(da)(da)(da)殿(dian),是中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)國天主教(jiao)徒(tu)在東(dong)南沿海的(de)主要朝(chao)圣(sheng)(sheng)地。它的(de)建(jian)筑(zhu)風(feng)格獲(huo)得了(le)所(suo)有(you)(you)人(ren)的(de)喜愛(ai)。
公元1871年,天主教耶穌會在佘(she)山(shan)頂初建。因教區(qu)原有(you)”全大(da)赦(she)“的規定(教徒按禮歸來佘(she)山(shan)朝(chao)圣,可赦(she)免靈魂上所有(you)罪惡),故上海天主教堂素有(you)”五月佘(she)山(shan)朝(chao)圣“的習俗,屆時人涌如潮。