NATIONAL SHRINE OF ST.THOMAS BASILICA

The Santhome Cathedral Basilica Church in Chennai is a sacred place especially for the Catholic Christians.The name of Santhome Cathedral Basilica was derived from the name St. Thomas who is an archbishop of the Catholic Christians. St. Thomas who is a hard-core devotee of Jesus Christ was buried in this place and as a tribute to his soul a church has been built up in this southern part of Marina beach.

According to http://www.santhomechurch.com/

their official website 

In the whole world, there are only three churches built over the tomb of an Apostle of Jesus Christ - the Basilica of Saint Peter built over the tomb of St.Peter in Rome, Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela built over the tomb of St.James in Spain and Basilica of the National Shrine of St.Thomas built over the tomb of St.Thomas. Basilica of the National Shrine of St.Thomas is in Chennai, India.   

This church in Madras is been erected in accordance to the Gothic style of architecture. 

   

Also  you can read the stained glass were the divine moment of St. Thomas's meeting with the resurrected Christ is been depicted. Some remains of the corpse and also a part of the St. Thomas's bone are been preserved in the crypt.

 

RELICS AND TOMB

OF  ST . THOMAS 

                                              

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http://www.santhomechurch.com/

Velankanni Church in Chennai

Velankanni Church in Chennai is located in Besant Nagar. It is one of the important monuments of Chennai city. The shrine is of mother Mary who is also worshipped as Lady of Health. The Velankanni Church is considered as the Mecca of Christians. The importance of the Church is that, it is revered by people belonging to different castes and religions alike. The church is also known by the name 'Sacred Arogya Matha Church'. 

The Velankanni church in Chennai is a beautiful sight. The church is very tall in that it has tall towers. The church is built with a lot of architectural brilliance. There are a lot of practices that are followed by devotees here. The principal ofthem being the practice of offering a candle shaped as the diseased part of the body. On healing, the same is presented to the Mother in gold or silver. This practice is followed by devotees belonging to different religions. This is the greatness and the glory of the Church of Velankanni

This church in Elliot's Beach is in honor of Our Lady of Health, the Madonna of Velankanni. Smaller in scale than the original one at Velankanni (near Nagapattinam) the devoted believe in the miraculous curative powers of the Madonna.

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http://www.vailankannishrinechennai.in/