St. Mary's Cathedral, Madurai
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| St. Mary's Cathedral Shrine, Madurai | |
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 St. Mary's Cathedral Shrine, Madurai | |
  St. Mary's Cathedral Shrine, Madurai St. Mary's Cathedral, Madurai, Tamil Nadu | |
| 9°54′48.3″N 78°07′32.7″E / 9.913417°N 78.125750°E | |
| Location | East Veli Street, Madurai, Tamil Nadu |
| Country | India |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect | Savarimuthu[1] |
| Architectural type | Chapel |
| Style | European, Roman and Continental architectural design |
| Groundbreaking | 1840 |
| Completed | 1841 |
| Administration | |
| Archdiocese | Archdiocese of Madurai[2] |
| Parish | Madurai |
St. Mary's Cathedral Shrine or Church of Our Lady of Dolours[3] is a Roman Catholic church situated in Madurai, Tamil Nadu[4] in India. This church attained the status of a Cathedral in the year 1969.[5] It is built with two bell towers each 42 m high.[6]
It is located with the geographic coordinates of (9°54′48.3″N 78°07′32.7″E / 9.913417°N 78.125750°E) at an altitude of about 157.1 metres (515 ft) above the mean sea level, on East (Keela) Veli street,[7] in Madurai city.
Details
The church was founded in the year 1840[8] by Fr. Bertrend SJ and was built in the year 1841 by Fr. Garnier.[9] This church is one of the popular churches in Tamil Nadu.[10]
This church is constructed with a mixture of European, Roman and Continental architectural designs.[11]
Occasions like Christmas, Easter, Good Friday and feast for the saints of Christianity are celebrated here in this church annually.[12]
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