Basilica of Our Lady of Snows, Thoothukudi
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Our Lady of Snows Shrine Basilica | |
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8°47′58″N 78°09′23″E / 8.799444°N 78.156389°E | |
Location | Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu |
Country | India |
Denomination | Catholic |
Website | www.snowsbasilica.com |
History | |
Status | Basilica |
Founded | 16th century |
Dedication | St. Mary |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Style | Portuguese |
Administration | |
District | Tuticorin |
Diocese | Tuticorin |
Clergy | |
Bishop(s) | Most. Rev. Dr.Stephen Anthony. |
Rector | Rev. Dr. Kumar Raja |
Assistant priest(s) | Rev. Fr. Kingston |
Our Lady of Snows Shrine Basilica is located at Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu, India. It is one of the Catholic pilgrimage centers in India dedicated to the Our Lady of Snows, a title given to St. Mary. The Shrine name refers to the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome.
Notable Parish Priests
Servant of God Rev Fr. Antony Soosainather
See also
Other Catholic pilgrimage centres
- Basilica of Our Lady of Snow, Pallippuram, Ernakulam, Kerala, India.
- Basilica of Our Lady of Good Health, Velankanni, Tamil Nadu, India.
- Holy Cross Church, Manapad, Tamil Nadu, India.
- Poondi Matha Basilica (Our Lady of Lourdes Basilica, Poondi), Tamil Nadu, India.
- Kamanayakkanpatti Church of Our Lady of Assumption (பரலோக மாதா திருத்தலம்)
- Our Lady of Snow Kallikulam (Our Lady of Snow Church, Kallikulam), Tamil Nadu, India.
- St. Stephen's Church, Kombuthurai
- Our Lady of Snows, Maravankudieruppu, Nagercoil
- Our Lady of Snows, South Thamaraikulam, Nagercoil
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