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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