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St. Philomena's Cathedral, Mysore

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395: 223: 371: 383: 66: 359: 241:. An inscription which was there at the time of laying the foundation of the present church in 1933 states: "In the name of that only God – the universal Lord who creates, protects, and reigns over the universe of Light, the mundane world and the assemblage of all created lives – this church is built 1843 years after the incarnation of Jesus Christ, the Enlightenment of the World, as man". In 1926, T. Thumboo Chetty, private secretary to Maharaja 257:. The Maharaja laid the foundation stone of the church on 28 October 1933. In his speech on the day of the inauguration, he said: "The new church will be strongly and securely built upon a double foundation — Divine compassion and the eager gratitude of men." The construction of the church was completed under Bishop Rene Feuga's supervision. The relic of Saint Philomena is preserved in a 1113: 307:. The cathedral has a crypt that houses a statue of St. Philomena. The twin spires of the church are 175 feet (53 m) in height and they resemble the spires of the 526: 394: 206:
In addition, some symbols of her martyrdom and a vessel, containing dry blood, were also found in the tomb. From these discoveries, it was concluded that a
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Filumena (Philomena) was buried in the tomb and the vessel containing blood was thought to be her
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of the cathedral resembles a cross. The long part of the cross is congregation hall called the
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The church was designed by a Frenchman named Daly. It was designed to be built in the
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A church at the same location was built in 1843 during the reign of Maharaja
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in Germany. The cathedral is one of the tallest churches in Asia.
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in style, it was constructed in 1936 during the reign of Maharaja
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at the bottom of that page to see the description of the church)"
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A brief description of St. Philomena's church is provided by
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St. Philomena’s Cathedral | Church Timings and history
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India
Denomination
Catholic
Roman Rite
Catholic
church
Diocese of Mysore
India
Neo Gothic
Krishnaraja Wadiyar IV
Cologne Cathedral
St. Philomena
Latin Catholic
saint
martyr
Roman Catholic Church
Catacombs
Saint Priscilla
Via Salaria
Rome
Latin
Christian named
relic

Mysore Palace
Krishnaraja Wodeyar III
Commission Rule
Krishnaraja Wadiyar IV

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