Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Tiruchirapalli

Our Lady of Lourdes Church
Church view
10°49′37″N 78°41′33″E / 10.82694°N 78.6925°E / 10.82694; 78.6925Coordinates: 10°49′37″N 78°41′33″E / 10.82694°N 78.6925°E / 10.82694; 78.6925
Location	Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu
Country	India
Denomination	Roman Catholic
History
Dedication	Our Lady of Lourdes
Consecrated	1840 A.D.
Architecture
Status	Minor Basilica
Functional status	Active
Style	Gothic

The Our Lady of Lourdes Church is located in the city of Tiruchirapalli in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. The Roman Catholic Basilica is devoted to Our Lady of Lourdes^[1].

Architecture

The church is decked out in Gallo-Catholic design, from neo-Gothic spires to anguieshed scenes of crucifixion and matrydom painted inside. In a note of cross-religious pollination, icons of Virgin Mary are garlanded in Hindu flower necklaces^[2].

Festival

The feast of Our Lady of Lourdes is held annually on 11 February^[2].

Notes

1. ^ Bruyn 2010, p. 352
2. ^ ^{a b} Singh 2009, p. 439

References

• Bruyn, Pippa de; Keith Bain, David Allardice, Shonar Joshi (2010), Frommer's India, NJ: Wiley Publishing, INC., ISBN 978-0-470-55610-8 .
• Singh, Sarina (2009), South India, Australia: Lonely Planet Publications Pty Ltd. .