periyanayagi madha shrine - konankuppam

Periyanayagi madha shrine (Konankupam) Address: Periyanayagi madha shrine (Konankupam) Konankuppam PO, Mangalampettai, Cuddalore Dt. - 606 104 History: Periyanayagi Madha shrine is a famous Roman Catholic Church, which is dedicated to Mary mother of Jesus constructed by an Italian missionary Fr. Constantine Beschi. He is also called as Veeramamunivar. The Church located in Cuddalur district which is in TamilNadu, India. The...

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Annai Velankanni Church- Annanur

Annai Velankanni Church - Annanur  Address: Carshed Complex, Railway Quarters, Chennai-600 109. In the year 1980-1981 this Church was established and built for the Railway employees in the Railway land. It was extended in the year 1993 by Rev Fr T S Kurian. He also built a grotto to our blessed mother in the same year. In 1988 Rev Fr Xavier Immanuel was the priest in-charge. This Parish was bifurcated from Devi Nagar and erected as a parish in 2003 and entrusted to the Fathers of the Society of St Paul. At the time it was...

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St Luke's Church - Anna Nagar

St Luke's Church - Anna Nagar Address: Z-291, Anna Nagar West, Chennai - 600 040. On 2nd October 1977, St Luke’s Church, Anna Nagar was bifurcated from Kilpauk  and erected as a parish by His Grace  Dr R Arulappa, the then Archbishop of Madras-Mylapore . The first Parish Priest was Fr Paul Maruthanakuzhi, SSP. From its inception, this Parish was entrusted to the Pauline Priests. In 1990 the church was extended. The Parishioners...

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Church of Sts Joseph, the Worker & Philip - Ambattur

 Church of Sts Joseph the Worker & Philip - Ambattur No.3, Arasaammal Street, Krishnapuram,  Cholambedu Road, Ambattur OT, Chennai - 600 053. In the year 1962, Rev Fr Philip Manathara, Parish Priest of Avadi, founded a substation Mass centre at Ambattur in a hut. It was located at Kalyanapuram near Ambattur Railway station. The late Archbishop R Arulappa erected it as an independent parish in the year 1972, and built a Church at Krishnapuram.Rev Fr James Panapparamphil (1972) was the first Parish Priest. Then in the...

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St Thomas Church- Alphonsapuram

St Thomas Church-Alphonsapuram Alphonsapuram,  K G Kandigai PO,  Tiruttani Taluk,  Thiruvallur Dt - 631 205. The Parish of Alphonsapuram Was established in 1952 with five sub-stations. Originally this parish was under the jurisdiction of the Diocese of Vellore. By a special Decree from Rome in November 1969 this Parish was attached to the Archdiocese of Madras – Mylapore. At present, there are eight substations under the care of  Alphonsapuram Parish. The Sisters of Salesian Missionaries of Mary Immaculate (SMMI)...

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St Louis Church- Adyar

St Louis Church-Adyar No.10, 3rd Canal Cross Road,  Gandhi Nagar Adyar,  Chennai - 600 020.  www.stlouischurchadyar.com St Louis Church, Adyar, Chennai, India in the southern part of the metropolitan city of Chennai began as a mission centre of the Archdiocese of Madras in 1887. It was erected as a parish of the Archdiocese of Madras-Mylapore on 20th July, 1964 when the new church was officially inaugurated. St Louis IX, the King of France was made the patron of the Church in honour of the then...

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Our Lady of Visitation Church-Abiramapuram

Our Lady of Visitation Church - Abiramapuram No.89, St Mary's Road,  Abiramapuram, Chennai - 600 018 This  Church was known as “Descanco Church”, as it is situated in the place known as “Descanco”, a Portuguese word meaning “rest”.  In Tamil it was known as “Ilaippaatri Madha Kovil” denoting that Our Lady rested at Elizabeth’s house.  During the 17th Century the Portuguese and the local pilgrims used to rest at this place on their way to St Thomas Mount and Little Mount while traveling from San Thome.  It...

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