Images of Santhome Church in the city of Chennai, are posted right below the following brief write-up. Please don't miss viewing these sacred pictures, before shifting elsewhere.St. Thomas Cathedral Basilica, Chennai or San Thome Basilica is a Roman Catholic minor Basilica in Santhome, in the city of Chennai (Madras) in India. It was built in the 16th century by Portuguese explorers, over the Tomb of Saint Thomas, one of the twelve Apostles of Jesus. In 1893, it was rebuilt as a Church, with the status of a Cathedral by the British. The British version still stands today. It was designed in Neo-Gothic style, by British architects in the late 19th century. This Church is one of the only three known Churches in the world, built over the tomb of an Apostle of Jesus, the other two being St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City, and Santiago de Compostela Cathedral in Galicia, Spain.More information on Santhome Church of Chennai in India, with web-links to the sources of the following sacred images of this Holy Shrine of the Christian Faith, will follow soon. Stay tuned, & please don't miss the joy of exploring the countless Holy places of all Religions, all sects & all sub-sects of Secular India, at least virtually first, to begin with the Indian Spiritual Journey.
India, The Motherland of Sanathana Dharma / सनातन धर्म / Universal Religion, is truly a Mystery, an Enigma, for every single visitor, from around the globe. The more we dive into Indian Culture, Indian Heritage & Indian Spirituality, the more firm & more solid becomes our Realization, that 'The Great God Almighty' is Just ONE & ONE Alone, & that HE, SHE or IT is truly beginingless, truly endless, with Unfathomable, Infinite Glory.
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| Santhome Church Chennai, in TamilNadu South India |
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| Santhome Church Chennai, in TamilNadu South India |
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| Santhome Church Chennai, in TamilNadu South India |
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| Santhome Church Chennai, in TamilNadu South India |
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| Santhome Church Chennai, in TamilNadu South India |
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| Santhome Church Chennai, in TamilNadu South India |
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| Santhome Church Chennai, in TamilNadu South India |
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| Santhome Church Chennai, in TamilNadu South India |
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| Santhome Church Chennai, in TamilNadu South India |
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| Santhome Church Chennai, in TamilNadu South India |
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| Santhome Church Chennai, in TamilNadu South India |
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| Santhome Church Chennai, in TamilNadu South India |
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| Santhome Church Chennai, in TamilNadu South India |
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