佘山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)圣母(mu)大(da)(da)教(jiao)(jiao)堂(tang)(tang)位于松江區佘山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)上(shang)(shang),因此(ci)得名(ming),亦稱(cheng)佘山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)天(tian)主(zhu)教(jiao)(jiao)堂(tang)(tang)。包括中山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)教(jiao)(jiao)堂(tang)(tang)和山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)頂(ding)大(da)(da)堂(tang)(tang)兩座。中山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)教(jiao)(jiao)堂(tang)(tang)建(jian)于1894年(nian)(nian),山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)頂(ding)大(da)(da)堂(tang)(tang)1925年(nian)(nian)奠基,1935年(nian)(nian)正式落成(cheng)。山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)頂(ding)大(da)(da)堂(tang)(tang)的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)設(she)計(ji)者是葡萄牙籍的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)耶穌(su)(su)會(hui)(hui)會(hui)(hui)士葉肇(zhao)昌,建(jian)筑具有(you)羅馬過渡(du)時代的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)風格(ge)。鐘樓高38米,堂(tang)(tang)的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)屋(wu)脊高17米,東(dong)(dong)西長(chang)56米,最闊(kuo)處25處,可容納3000余人。頂(ding)部圓穹上(shang)(shang)樹一銅鑄圣母(mu)托耶穌(su)(su)像。中山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)教(jiao)(jiao)堂(tang)(tang)建(jian)有(you)圣母(mu)亭(ting)、圣心亭(ting)、若瑟亭(ting)等"三圣亭(ting)"。中山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)教(jiao)(jiao)堂(tang)(tang)到山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)頂(ding)大(da)(da)堂(tang)(tang)間(jian),建(jian)造有(you)14處苦路像。1942年(nian)(nian)9月(yue)2日,被羅馬教(jiao)(jiao)廷(ting)敕封為"乙等大(da)(da)殿(dian)",即僅次于羅馬教(jiao)(jiao)廷(ting)大(da)(da)殿(dian)的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)第二(er)等大(da)(da)殿(dian),是中國天(tian)主(zhu)教(jiao)(jiao)徒在東(dong)(dong)南沿海的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)主(zhu)要朝圣地。它的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)建(jian)筑風格(ge)獲(huo)得了(le)所(suo)有(you)人的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)喜愛(ai)。
公元(yuan)1871年,天(tian)主教(jiao)(jiao)耶穌會(hui)在佘山頂初建(jian)。因(yin)教(jiao)(jiao)區(qu)原有”全大赦“的規定(ding)(教(jiao)(jiao)徒(tu)按禮歸來佘山朝圣,可(ke)赦免靈魂上所(suo)有罪惡),故上海天(tian)主教(jiao)(jiao)堂素有”五(wu)月佘山朝圣“的習俗,屆時人涌(yong)如潮。