Cathedral of Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows of Suzhou, church building in Jiangsu, China

The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows of Suzhou stands at 1162 Sanxiang Road, west of the historic city. The building measures 44.9 metres long and 29.3 metres wide, with a roof ridge 10.9 metres high. Its west front takes the form of a paifang, a traditional Chinese archway, and the construction uses Suzhou building methods.

The site began in the Qianlong era as a private chapel in the home of a believer surnamed Yin. It was destroyed during the Taiping War in 1860 and rebuilt in 1866 with funds from fisher believers, who called it the "Fishing Boat Guild Hall". The great hall was built in 1887 and named the Church of Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows. In 1958 the Suzhou Socialist School occupied it, leaving only Easter and Christmas services; worship stopped entirely during the Cultural Revolution and later resumed. It was listed as a Suzhou protected cultural relic in 1991.

The cathedral is dedicated to Mary in her sorrows, a title reflecting her suffering during Jesus's life. On special feast days, the local Catholic community gathers here for masses and prayers that express their shared faith and tradition.

The building is easy to locate on Sanxiang Road in the heart of Suzhou, making it accessible for local residents and nearby visitors. The interior provides a quiet space for reflection, and the entrance is clearly marked with a cross indicating its religious purpose.

The church was long known locally as the "Net Boat Guild" (Wangchuan Gongsuo), because fishing-boat believers pooled their money to rebuild it in 1866 after the Taiping wars destroyed the earlier chapel. The 1887 hall that followed was named Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows.