San Thome Basilica, Santhome / சென்னை சாந்தோம் பேராலயம், Mylapore, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

 15^th October 2016

One of my long wish of visiting the San Thome Basilica came to true on 15^th October 2016. Visited the Basilica along with Mr Venkatesh, Mr.Raja and Mrs.Sakthi Prakash.

San Thome Basilica

It is a Roman  catholic Basilica on Santhome High road. The Basilica was built on the tomb of St. Thomas. The St. Thomas tomb is below the present Basilica’s altar. The Basilica was constructed  in the 16^th Century by the Portuguese.  It was rebuilt as a Church with the status of a Cathedral by the British. It was designed in Neo-Gothic Style by the British architects in the late 19^th Century.

There is a Museum through which we can go to the under ground St. Thomas’s tomb. It was an awesome view of Jesus on the glass panel behind the altar. The museum had a collections of original wooden statue of St. Thomas, earthen wares, Bones from the site excavated during the construction of this Basilica, stones with inscriptions, Pallava Period Lion Pillars, Baptism bowl made of stone, rare photographs, story of Jesus on mural, St. Thomas’s bone and the tip of the lance head that killed St. Thomas. On the north side entrance statue of Pop John Paul and on the right Flag post erected in the recent years.   

LOCATION OF THE BASILICA    : CLICK HERE

 St. Thomas's Tomb below the Altar

 Pope John Paul

 Baptism bowl  and Pallava period lion pillars 

Vikrama Chozha Period inscription, gift of land to Hindu Temple - This inscription is found damaged / vandalised by ..... ? during recent Visit in 2018.

 The original St. Thomas  wooden Statue brought by Portuguese 

  St. Thomas’s bone and the tip of the lance head that killed St. Thomas.

 tomb cover stones with inscriptions

tomb cover Stones with inscriptions

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…… To be Continued (St. Rita’s Chapel ( Church)

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