St. Thomas Cathedral Basilica, Chennai

Local nameSan Thome Basilica
LocationChennai, India

San Thome Church, officially known as St Thomas Cathedral Basilica and National Shrine of Saint Thomas, is a minor basilica of the Catholic Church in India, at the Santhome neighbourhood of Madras, in Tamil Nadu. The present structure dates to 1523 AD, when it was rebuilt by the Portuguese in Goa and Bombay, over the tomb of Thomas the Apostle, one of the Twelve commissioned by Jesus Christ. In 1896, it was renovated in the Madras province according to neo-Gothic designs, as was favoured by British architects in the late 19th century. It is one of the only three churches of the apostolic age of ancient Christianity, known for enshrining the tomb of an apostle and are still standing in the world today; the other two being the St Peter's Basilica in Vatican city and Santiago de Compostela Cathedral in Galicia, Spain. In antiquity, there was a basilica built over the tomb of the Apostle Philip in Hierapolis of Phrygia, present-day Pamukkale.

Tags ChristianPlace of WorshipRoman Catholic
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Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Thomas_Cathedral_Basilica,_Chennai

Address India

Coordinates 13°2'0.956" N 80°16'41.54" E

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