Santhome Cathedral
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Santhome Cathedral :- |
 Located
at the Southern end of Marina Beach is the one of Chennai's historic
landmarks, the San Thome Cathedral. It is named after the apostle of
Chirst, St. Thomas. San Thome Cathedras of today is dominated by a
towering neo gothic spire which is 55 metres high.
Santhome Cathedral Basilica is situated on the southern tip of Marina
in Chennai. It is a towering basilica built on the spot where St.
Thomas (an apostle of Jesus Christ) was buried. It is the church of
the Archbishop of Chennai - pastoral head of the Catholic community in
the region.
Santhome Cathedral Basilica is built in Gothic Style. Beside, the
beauty of its rising spire it has a brilliant stained glass depiction
of St. Thomas' encounter with the resurrected Christ. One can find
some relics and a fragment of bone of the saint in the crypt below the
altar. It offers excellent views from the 55m steeple. |
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