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Our Lady of Snows, Kallikulam

Coordinates: 8°21′09″N 7°39′48″E / 8.352401°N 7.66346°E / 8.352401; 7.66346
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Church of Our Lady of Snow Kallikulam
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8°21′09″N 7°39′48″E / 8.352401°N 7.66346°E / 8.352401; 7.66346
LocationKallikulam, Tamil Nadu
CountryIndia
DenominationRoman Catholic
Websitehttp://athisayapanimatha.com/ http://www.panimatha.com
History
Founded1770; 254 years ago (1770)
DedicationSt. Mary
Architecture
Functional statusActive
StyleGothic

The Church of Our Lady of Snow is a Roman Catholic Marian church in Kallikulam, Tirunelveli district,[Tuticorin diocese], Tamil Nadu, India. It is one of the Catholic pilgrimage centres in India dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary. In Tamil 'Pani' means 'Snow' and 'Matha' means 'Mother'.[1][2][3]

History

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People inhabited Kallikulam as early as 1700 AD. In 1770 AD, a thatched church was built in the name of Holy Mary by village people. In 1884, Kallikulam villagers and Jesuit Missionaries decided to build a new church at Kallikulam for Mother Mary. In 1886, a church was constructed in that place and consecrated to Our Lady of Snow. Every year, the annual feast of Our Lady of Snow is celebrated from 27 July to 5 August.[4]

Apparition

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An oral tradition in Tamil Nadu states that on 29 March 1939 around 6.30 pm, six young people claim that they saw the Mother Mary appear on a hill near to the Church.[citation needed]People from different part of India visit Apparition hill on first Saturday of every month.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Indian Diocese website". Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 14 May 2009.
  2. ^ Kalikulam
  3. ^ Indian Parish directory
  4. ^ Pillai, S. Subramania (2019). Tourism in Tamil Nadu: Growth and Development. MJP Publisher. p. 88. ISBN 978-81-8094-432-1.
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