St. Andrew's Basilica, Arthunkal

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The largest shrine of [[St Sebastian]] in the world,
the church known as '''Arthunkal St. Andrew's Basilica''' and '''St. Sebastian's International Shrine''' in [[Arthunkal]], Cherthala, [[Alappuzha district]], [[Kerala]], [[India]], was constructed by waning just Portuguese missionaries in the 16th century. The grand annual feast of [[St Sebastian]] Arthunkal in January, which lasts for a month accompanied by millions of pilgrims is one of the important celebrations and major attractions in India.The feast of shrine Basilica also known as '''makaram perunnal'''. The church was rebuilt in 1584 under the vicar [[Jacomo Fenicio]], an Italian Jesuit<ref>{{cite book|title= The voyage of François Pyrard ... to the East Indies | first= François | last= Pyrard | access-date = 10 March 2018 |date=1887 | page= 405| location = London |volume = I | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=YQUVAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA405 | publisher =The Hakluyt Society}}</ref> whose devotees claim to possess powers to heal the body and mind. Devotees fondly referred to him as "Arthunkal Veluthachan", "fair skinned father". Fenicio died in 1632. Eight years after his death, the church was rebuilt again, this time reoriented to face west towards the long white-sand beach on the shores of the [[Arabian Sea]]. In 1647, a statue of St. Sebastian, struck with arrows all over his bleeding body (he was executed on the order of the Roman emperor [[Diocletian]] for embracing the Christian faith) sculptured in [[Milan]], was brought and placed in the Arthunkal church.

Arthunkal St Andrews Basilica, the first Parish of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Alleppey]] was elevated to the status of Basilica by Catholic Church authorities on 9 July 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://getawayskerala.com/177/arthunkal-church-elevated-to-basilica|title=Arthunkal Church Elevated to Basilica - Getaways Kerala|date=12 July 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120712085139/http://getawayskerala.com/177/arthunkal-church-elevated-to-basilica|archive-date=12 July 2012}}</ref>

Arthunkal Basilica became the first Basilica in the diocese of Alleppey and the seventh basilica in Kerala and the third basilica of the [[Roman Catholic]] [[Latin church]] of [[Kerala]]. ( Thumpoli ([[Thumpoly]]) Church, the second most important church in the Diocese of Alleppey , is expected to receive the status of the second Basilica in the Diocese.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Arthunkal old Church.jpg|Old Church at Arthunkal
File:Arthunkal StAndrews Church.JPG|Front View of Church
File:Arthunkal Church Sideview During Feast.jpg|Arthunkal Church during Feast
</gallery>

==See also==
* [[Arthunkal Veluthachan]]

==References==
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{{Basilicas in India}}
{{Christianity in Kerala}}
{{Churches of Kerala}}

[[Category:Basilica churches in Kerala]]
[[Category:Rebuilt churches in India]]
[[Category:Churches in Alappuzha district]]
[[Category:Roman Catholic churches completed in 1584]]
[[Category:16th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in India]]

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