Category: Churches

St. Mary’s Church

Location St. Mary’s Church is located in the premises of St. George Fort, in the city of Chennai. Tamil Nadu, the state of which Chennai forms the city, is known for the numerous religious attractions it holds. St. Mary’s Church is grounded towards south west of the city center, the suburb called as George Town. The place as such is quite reachable once you land in the city. Overview St. Mary’s Church is the oldest surviving institutions established by the British Power in India. The church also happens to be the first Anglican church in the famous city of Chennai....

Luz Church

Location Luz Church is situated in the capital city of Tamil Nadu, Chennai. The famous metropolis houses a number of such attractions, encompassing the popular religious and monumental places. The church lies at a stones distance from the Luz Church Road towards the north east of Mylapore suburbs. Overview Luz Church is popular by many names like Church of ‘Our Lady of Light’ and ‘Kaatu Kovil’. The latter term in Tamil dialect means church located in the forest. The nomenclature follows from the fact that the area where the church stands used to be occupied by rich mangrove forests. The...

Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception, Mount Poinsur

Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception, Mount Poinsur, has been a Catholic Parish from 1547 to 1739 and again from 1912 onwards. It is presently operated by the C.M.S.F. brothers founded by Fray Paulus Moritz This was reportedly one of the first Churches to be built in Goa , estimated around 1540’s. It was built there because of the high ground it stood on. It was rebuilt in 1619. After Panjim became the capital city , the great bell of the Church of Our Lady of Grace in Old Goa or the “Bell of the Inquisition” was moved to this...

support the Church

The Tabeernacle Prayer House Of David is being ministered for eight years and are now engaged in a project to build a church in Buvaneshwaripet, Gudiyattam, vellore District, Tamil Nadu South India. The foundation of the building has already been completed and are currently seeking assistance for, amongst other things, the walls, the roof and interior decor, Fence.Most of the members of the church are either low income earners or are not working at all.Your assistance in helping them in this effort will be greatly appreciated. Do not hesitate to contact them for any clarifications and additional information you may...

Elakurichi -Rosary Park

Elakurichi is one of the historical shrine in Tamil Nadu. Its origin goes back to the beginning of the 18th Century. The Catholics, who suffered percecution under the Tanjore kingdom crossed the border   to Elakurichi seeking shelter as well as to save their Catholic faith.In this shrine A 120 feet statue of Adaikala Matha  is being under construction.As part of this, making an offering to build this will help us to finish the project. The fame of Elakurichi was known the whole of Tamilnadu right from the time of Veeramamunivar. The signs that our Blessed Mother smiles, touches upon...