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The result was: promoted by BorgQueen (talk) 18:23, 5 May 2023 (UTC)

St. Francis Cathedral, Xi'an

St. Francis Cathedral in Xi'an, 2016
St. Francis Cathedral in Xi'an, 2016
... that the President of Germany visited this 300-year old Xi'an cathedral in 2016, where thugs once assaulted nuns over land dispute in 2005? Source: President of Germany's visit: [1]; 2016 is the 300th year of the cathedral's founding: [2]; The assault on nuns in 2005: [3]

5x expanded by TheLonelyPather (talk). Self-nominated at 17:58, 5 April 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/St. Francis Cathedral, Xi'an; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.

ALT2a below. Detailed article, not only 5*expanded but by now also a Good article, on fine sources, foreign sources accepted AGF, no copyvio obvious. The image is licensed and a good illustration! I'd still not say "this cathedral" but use the full name. ALT0 is too mixed for my taste. Being German, I like our former president mentioned and linked, and don't know if "foundation" is what was celebrated. My take of ALT2 is:
You need to have (pictured) somewhere in a hook. If you want a different hook approved, please add it, and I will decide to approve it also, or not, and if not you may find someone else.
It might be cute to mention (at least in the article) that the president was formerly a Lutheran pastor. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:28, 21 April 2023 (UTC)
Dear Gerda Arendt: Thank you for your review and thanks for reminding me to add "(pictured)". Yes, "300 years after its construction began" is a good take, but since the cathedral was confiscated and rebuilt later, I added "first" to the hook. I also think it is a good idea to add that Gauck was formerly a Lutheran pastor.
Additional source: Joachim Gauck's official profile stating "From 1965 to 1990 he was in the service of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Mecklenburg, working as a pastor for many years."([5])