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'''[[Chennai]]''' (erstwhile '''Madras''') is the capital of the [[South India]]n state of [[Tamil Nadu]], located on [[Coramandel coast]] off [[Bay of Bengal]]. [[Christianity]] arrived to Chennai with St. Thomas around 50CE. [[Kingdom of Portugal|Portuguese]] arrived in 1522 and built a port called "San thome" (present [[Santhome]] in [[Chennai]]) and "[[Santhome Church]]" after the Christian apostle, [[Thomas (apostle)|St. Thomas]], who is believed to have preached in the area between 52 and 70 CE.<ref name="chennapatnam">{{cite web|title=Chennai History|url=http://www.chennaicorporation.gov.in/about-chennai-corporation/orginandGrowth.htm
|work=Corporation of Chennai|accessdate=28 December 2012}}</ref> The [[English East India Company]] under Francis Day bought lands in Chennai and made On 22 August 1639 as [[Madras Day]]. A year later, the English built [[Fort St. George]], the first major English settlement in India,<ref name="Roberts.J.M">{{cite book|title=A short history of the world|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3QZXvUhGwhAC&q=St+George|publisher=Helicon publishing Ltd.|page=277|year=1997|author=Roberts J. M|isbn=978-0-19-511504-8|access-date=28 December 2012}}</ref> Chennai has seen missionaries from Scotland, United Kingdom and France and Portugal and also missionaries of Franciscans, Jesuits and Dominicans.
== Santhome Church ==
[[File:SANTHOME CATHEDRAL.jpg|thumb|Santhome Church built by Portuguese in 1523 and rebuild by British in 1893 over the tomb of Saint Thomas the Apostle.]]
[[Santhome Church]] is believed to be the oldest Church in [[Chennai]], while there were a lot of churches built during the colonial empire.In 72 AD a small structure of building(church) was built to mark the tomb of [[Saint Thomas the Apostle]] in the coast of [[Mylapore]](presently Santhome, Chennai) , later on a big church was built in the same place on 1523 by Portuguese explorers. This church became cathedral on 1606 by [[Pope Paul V]] with erecting the [[Diocese of Saint Thomas of Mylapore]] .Later this church was rebuilt with a status of cathedral in 1896 by [[British people|British]] in late 19th century style as [[Gothic Revival architecture]].The exact place where St. Thomas was buried is marked by the second small tower in the center of the cathedral. [[Pope Pius XII ]] honoured this cathedral church, elevating it to the dignity and rank of minor basilica in March 1956. [[Pope John Paul II]] the only pope visited Santhome Church in the year of 1986. This church was extended as [[National Shrine]] in 2004 by [[Catholic Bishops' Conference of India]]. This church is called "National Shrine of Saint Thomas Cathedral Basilica", Shortly known as "[[Santhome Church]]".It is a very Important church for worldwide [[Christians]] as it is the tomb of St. Thomas the Apostle.

Reference
*[[Santhome Church]]
*[[Diocese of Saint Thomas of Mylapore]]
*[[History of Chennai]]
*[[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Madras and Mylapore]]

==Famous Church in Chennai==
[[File:Chennai church collage.jpg|thumb|Famous Churches in Chennai]]
First row :
# Shrine of Saint Thomas in Little Mount, [[Saidapet]]

Second row :
# [[Santhome Church]] in [[Santhome]],[[Mylapore]].
# [[St. Mary's Church, Chennai|St. Mary's Church]] in [[Fort St. George, India|Fort St. George]].
# Saint Thomas Mount National Shrine in [[St. Thomas Mount]].
Third row :
# [[Armenian church]] in [[Armenian Street, Chennai|Armenian Street]], [[George Town, Chennai|George Town]]
# [[Church of Our Lady of Light, Chennai|Church of Our Lady of Light]] in [[Mylapore]].
# [[St Mary's Co-Cathedral]] in [[Armenian Street, Chennai|Armenian Street]], [[George Town, Chennai|George Town]].

==Open places of worship==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! align="center" |Name
! align="center" class="unsortable"|'''Image'''
! align="center" class="unsortable"|Year built
! align="center" |Location
! align="center" |Denomination/ Affiliation
! align="center" class="unsortable"|Notes
|-
|[[San Thome Basilica]]
|[[File:Santhome Basilica.jpg|100px|alt=Three-quarter view of a long, low, flint rubble church on a rising grass slope with some gravestones]]
|1523 (present church in 1896)
|[[Santhome]] {{coord|13.033611|80.2777|name=Santhome}}
|[[Roman Catholic]]
([[Latin rite]])
|It was built in the 1523 by [[Portugal|Portuguese]] explorers, over the tomb of St Thomas, an [[Apostle (Christian)|Apostle of Jesus]]. In 1893, it was rebuilt as a church and elevated to the status of a [[cathedral]] by the [[British Raj|British]]. It was designed in [[Gothic revival|Neo-Gothic]] style, favoured by British [[architect]]s in the late 19th century.It is a very important church for Christian in the world.
|-
|[[Zion Church, Chintadripet]]
|
|1847
|[[Chintadripet]] {{coord|13.075194| 80.271917}}
|[[Church of South India]]
| It is oldest churches in Chintadripet area of [[Chennai]], the capital of the [[South India]]n state of [[Tamil Nadu]]. The original structure was built in [[Gothic architecture]] in 1847 by US missionaries. The church is the oldest church built by US missionaries in Chennai. The church also has the second oldest bell in the city and second oldest pipe instrument in the city.<ref name=times1>{{cite news|title=Bell that rang in Zion flock makes comeback|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Bell-that-rang-in-Zion-flock-makes-comeback/articleshow/3201745.cms|publisher=The Times of India|work=TNN|first=Daniel P|last= George|date=8 December 2006|accessdate=6 March 2018|location=Chennai}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Century-old church pipe organ restored and rededicated|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/centuryold-church-pipe-organ-restored-and-rededicated/article3030891.ece|work=The Hindu|date=8 December 2006|accessdate=6 March 2018|location=Chennai}}</ref>
|-
|[[Anderson Church, Chennai]]
|[[File:Anderson Church, Chennai.JPG|100px|alt=]]
|1845
|[[Parry's Corner]] {{coord|13.088611|80.288333|name=Parry's Corner}}
|[[Church of South India]]
|The original structure was built in 1845 by Anderson as an educational institution, which later evolved as [[Madras Christian College]] in 1867. The church is named after [[John Anderson (missionary)|Anderson]], a Scottish missionary who founded the mission of the Free Church of Scotland at Madras, India.<ref name=times>{{cite news|title=John Anderson remembered as heritage church turns 150|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/John-Anderson-remembered-as-heritage-church-turns-150/articleshow/4247397.cms|work=The Times of India|last=George|first=Daniel P|date=10 March 2009|accessdate=22 November 2015}}</ref><ref name=hindu1>{{cite news|title=A College's church|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/a-colleges-church/article651701.ece|work=The Hindu|date=23 March 2009|accessdate=22 November 2015|location=Chennai|last=S.|first=Muthiah}}</ref><ref name=hindu2>{{cite news|title=Church chronicles|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/remembering-george-town-churches-of-george-town/article6324229.ece|work=The Hindu|date=17 August 2014|accessdate=22 November 2015|location=Chennai|last=Elias|first=Esther}}</ref>
|-
|[[Armenian Church, Chennai|Armenian Church]]
|[[File:Armenian Church Madras.jpg|100px|alt=]]
|1712(1772)
|[[Armenian Street, Chennai|Armenian Street]] {{coord|13.0891|80.2873|name=Armenian Street}}
|[[Church of South India]]
|The Church, also called Armenian Church of Virgin Mary, was built by Armenian community of Madras and is famous for its [[Bell tower|belfry]] of six.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/3303979.stm|title=The Last Armenians in Madras|publisher=BBC|date=11 December 2003|accessdate=13 December 2015|last=Haviland |first=Charles}}</ref>
|-
|[[Church of Our Lady of Light, Chennai|Luz Church]]
|[[File:Luz church, Chennai.jpg|100px|alt=]]
|1516
|Luz {{coord|13.033333|80.25|name=Luz}}
|Roman Catholic
|The Church, also called Church of Our Lady of Light, by the locals, which derives from the [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]] name Nossa Senhora da Luz. Built in 1516 by the [[Portuguese people|Portuguese]], it is one of the oldest Churches in the city and its foundation stone marks as one of the oldest [[Europe]]an monuments in India.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Madras Tercentenary Commemoration Volume|section=European Tombs and Monuments in Madras|last=C.|first=Sivaramamurti|editor=Madras Tercentenary Celebration Committee|page=155|publisher=Asian Educational Services|year=1994|isbn=9788120605374|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pwMk4FIcpuUC&q=Luz+Church+Madras&pg=RA1-PA153}}</ref>
|-
|[[Descanco Church]]
|
|17th century
|Luz {{coord|13.033333|80.25|name=Luz}}
|Roman Catholic
|It was built in the 17th century by the [[Portuguese people|Portuguese]] nobleman, Cosmo Madera of the prominent Madera family who are believed to have given their name to the city of Madras.<ref name="muthiahp4">[[Muthiah]], p. 4</ref> Descanco Church is built in one of the two spots where the [[apostle]] [[Thomas the Apostle|St. Thomas]] is believed to have preached.
|-
|[[St Andrew's Church, Chennai|St Andrew's Church]]
|[[File:St Andrews Church - The Kirk.jpg|100px|alt=]]
|1821
|[[Nungambakkam]] {{coord|13.0798|80.2637|name=Nungambakkam}}
|[[Presbyterian]]
|The church was built to serve the Scottish community in Chennai. Its design was modelled on [[St. Martin-in-the-Fields]]. Building started 6 April 1818 and the church was consecrated in 1821.<ref name=MacLeod>{{cite book|last1=MacLeod|first1=Norman|title=Peeps at the Far East: A Familiar Account of a Visit to India|date=1871|publisher=Strahan & Co.|location=London|url=http://books.googleusercontent.com/books/content?req=AKW5QadleVqcjfjXdbL76hLpHAlKGquS182cWZd25oDvHR0IWujwaV1l7F_v1EzHArXZcnWj3BCM-XsUlMsYj7__NZpsDu5ZTBjIEa-Je4nUviK_cS0zTCcmeWuZVce-2hlBmT0VXBzakDA55LhS7Ks7poEMlLrKnXJcMpjQup_ghtwNoJh69hUdujOZGqcU2xTzda2aMzjOgJdRtY_0_PdT9-GwCL2TmJUKyQ8Txmh1vXVRqmh8Za66nRaLrcfn3r-fz3ojiUlW_9Jn7R8VCgYAeiOWENYfQYyhGtgO9GCRXWMIQNfZiPo|access-date=2 November 2015}}</ref>
|-
|[[St. Anne's Church, Chennai|St. Anne's Church]]
|[[File:St.Anne's Church OuterView.jpg|100px|alt=]]
|2000
|[[Nesapakkam]] {{coord|13|2|9.592|N|80|11|25|E|name=Nesapakkam}}
|[[Roman Catholic]]
|The parish was established in 1999 and the church built the following year.
|-
| [[St. George's Cathedral, Chennai|St. George's Cathedral]]
| [[File:George'sCathedral.jpg|100px|alt=]]
|1815
|Kamaraj Salai {{coord|13.0518|80.2525|name=Kamaraj Salai}}
|[[Church of South India]]
|The cathedral was built in 1815. St. George's occupies an important place in the history of Christianity in India, as the [[Church of South India]] was inaugurated here on 27 September 1947. The Cathedral was packed and the big [[pandal]] outside held over 2,000 people. It marked the breaking down of [[ecclesiastical]] barriers between Protestants of various traditions.
|-
| [[St. Mary's Church, Chennai|St. Mary's Church]]
| [[File:St Mary's Church Chennai.jpg|100px|alt=]]
|1680
|Kamaraj Salai {{coord|13.0787|80.2866|name=Kamaraj Salai}}
|[[Church of South India]]
|It is the oldest [[Anglican]] church East of [[Suez]] and also the oldest British building in India. The church is popularly known as the "Westminster Abbey of the East".
|-
| [[Saint Patrick's Cathedral, Chennai|Saint Patrick's Cathedral]]
| [[File:St_Patricks_Church_Chennai.jpg|100px|alt=]]
|1680
|St. Thomas Mount {{coord|13.008127|80.195403|name=St. Thomas Mount}}
|[[Roman Catholic]]
|
|-
| [[St Mary's Co-Cathedral]]
| [[File:St.Antony Chennai3.JPG|100px|alt=]]
|1658
|[[Armenian Street, Chennai|Armenian Street]] {{coord|13.089866|80.287438|name=Armenian Street}}
|Roman Catholic
|the church was constructed by a French Capuchin Father [[Ephrem de Nevers]], the First Missionary of Madras who put up "the open pandall chappell" in Armenian Street in 1658. The structure, however, did not survive for long and had to be reconstructed in 1692. The church was renovated in 1775 and 1785 and promoted to the status of the [[cathedral]] of the Ecclesiastical Province of Madras in 1886.<ref name="muthiah">[[Muthiah]], pp 331-332</ref>
|-
| [[St. Lazarus' Church, Chennai|St. Lazarus' Church]]
|
|1582
|[[Raja Annamalaipuram]] {{coord|13.026282|80.274551|name=Raja Annamalaipuram}}
|Roman Catholic
|Lazarus Church was constructed by the [[Portugal|Portuguese]] in the colony of [[Sao Tome de Meliapore]] in the 16th century AD. The oldest records of the church date from 1582. The church was rebuilt in 1637 by the Madeiros family and again, in 1928. In 1952, the Church was renamed as the "Church of Our Lady of Guidance".<ref>[[Muthiah]], p. 185</ref>
|-
| [[St. Mark's Church, Chennai|St. Mark's Church]]
|
|16th century
|[[George Town, Chennai|George Town]] {{coord|13.103200| 80.286230|name=George Town}}
|Church of South India
| It is in the neighbourhood of Georgetown in [[Chennai]], [[India]]. The construction of the church was commenced by [[John Goldingham]] in 1799<ref name="muthiahp143">[[Muthiah]], p. 143</ref> and completed in 1800.<ref>[[Muthiah]], p. 33</ref>
|-
| [[St. Matthias' Church, Vepery|St. Matthias' Church]]
|
|1823
|[[Vepery]] {{coord|13.087326|80.261490|name=Vepery}}
|Church of South India
| It is a [[Protestant]] [[church (building)|church]] situated in the neighbourhood of [[Vepery]] and was constructed and consecrated in 1823.<ref name="muthiahp33">[[Muthiah]], p 33</ref> It was originally a private [[chapel]], the Chapel of Our Lady of Miracles, owned by Coja Petrus Uscan. In November 1752, years after Uscan's death, the chapel was obtained by SPCK, the Danish Protestant mission from [[Tranquebar]] for Rs. 50,000.<ref name="muthiah" /> The SPCK renamed the chapel as St. Matthias' Church. The church was consecrated in 1823.<ref name="muthiah" />
|-
| [[St. Peter's Church, Royapuram|St. Peter's Church]]
| [[File:St. Peter's Church, Royapuram.jpg|100px]]
|1829<ref name=hindu3>{{cite news|title=Royapuram: Wheel of time takes the sea away|work=The Hindu|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/royapuram-wheel-of-time-takes-the-sea-away/article6258846.ece|date=29 July 2014|accessdate=21 November 2015|location=Chennai}}</ref>
|[[Royapuram]] {{coord|13.108333|80.295556|name=Royapuram}}
|Roman Catholic
| The original structure was built in [[Gothic architecture]] in 1829 by Gurukula Vamsha Varnakula Mudaliars, a gang of boatmen who were serving the [[East India Company]]. The chapel was controlled by Vicar Apostolic initially and then split into two churches namely St. Peters and St. Antony's based on the two divisions of Gurukula Vamsha Varnakula Mudaliars, with the former supporting Irish Mission and the latter supporting Goanees.<ref>{{cite news|title=Settlers in Peter's village|url=http://www.thehindu.com/mp/2004/03/01/stories/2004030100080300.htm|date=1 March 2004|accessdate=22 November 2015|last=S.|work=[[The Hindu]]|first=Muthiah}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Castes and Tribes of Southern India, Volume VI of VII|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=g5dHEQ6nWAcC&q=st+peters+royapuram&pg=PT109|last=Thurston|first=Edgar|date = 28 September 2020|publisher=Library of Alexandria|isbn=9781465582416 }}</ref>
|-
| [[St. Thomas Garrison Church]]
| [[File:St.Thomas English Garrison Church.jpg|100px]]
|1830
|[[St. Thomas Mount]] {{coord|13.002222| 80.196667|name=St. Thomas Mount}}
|Church of South India
| The Church was built by the British government at the request of the army officers in the area in 1830. The church was constructed with bomb-proof roof and rust-proof iron railings, and most of the equipments for the construction were imported from [[Great Britain|Britain]]. It is located in the foothills of [[St. Thomas Mount]] and named after [[Thomas the Apostle|St. Thomas]], one of the [[Twelve apostles]] who resided at the place during his final years.<ref>{{cite book|title=Southern India: Its History, People, Commerce, and Industrial Resources|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8WNEcgMr11kC&q=st+thomas+garrison+church+chennai&pg=PA124|page=124|last=Wright|first=Arnold |publisher=Asian Educational Services|year=1914|isbn=9788120613447}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Where the past lives on|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/history-of-garrison-church-at-st-thomas-mount/article7247779.ece|work=The Hindu|date=26 May 2015|accessdate=22 November 2015|location=Chennai|last=Padmanabhan|first=Geeta}}</ref>
|-
|[[Wesley Church, Egmore|Wesley Church]]
|[[File:Wesley Church, Egmore4.JPG|100px]]
|1905
|[[Egmore]] {{coord|13.079444|80.256667|name=Egmore}}
|Church of South India
|The original structure was built in [[Gothic architecture]] in 1905 by Wesleyan Mission. It was constructed at Egmore considering the growing needs of it in the area around Egmore. The church is named after [[Wesley]], the founder of Methodist Movement in 140 countries.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Unhurried City: Writings on Chennai|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LnflUVu0w2QC&q=wesley+church+egmore&pg=PA72|pages=72–73|last=C.S.|first=Lakshmi|publisher=Penguin Books India|year=2004|isbn=9780143030263}}</ref> The church was named after [[Wesley]], the founder of Methodist movement in 140 countries.<ref>{{cite news|title=Marking a milestone|url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2004/10/29/stories/2004102903381000.htm|date=29 October 2004|accessdate=22 November 2015|work=[[The Hindu]]|location=Chennai}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
|-
|St. Thomas Syrian Catholic Church
|[[File:St.Thomas-Alter in the pilgrimage center .jpg|100px|The Alter of St. Thomas Pilgrimage center]]
|2017
|St. Thomas Mount, Guindy
|Syrian Catholic Church
|The church is constructed in its original Oriental Architecture . The pilgrimage center houses a host of Glass paintings which upholds the legacy of the Syrian Christians . Constructed in the foot holds of St. Thomas Mount, The place of Martyrdom of St.Thomas, the apostle of Jesus Christ.
|-
|St.Jude's Pilgrimage Shrine
|[[File:St.Jude's Pilgrimage Shrine.jpg|center|100px|]]
|1975
|Vanuvampet, Chennai - 91
12°58'53.6"N 80°11'44.9"E
|Roman Catholic Church
|}

== Cathedral in Chennai==

* Santhome Cathedral of [[Roman Catholic]] denomination.
* [[St. George's Cathedral, Chennai|St. George Cathedral]] of [[Church of South India]] denomination.
* St . Mary's Co'Cathedral of [[Roman Catholic]] denomination.
* St. Antony's Cathedral of [[Syro Malabar Catholic]] denomination.
* St. Thomas Cathedral of [[Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church]] denomination.

==Basilica in Chennai==

* [[St. Thomas Cathedral Basilica, Chennai]] in [[Santhome]].

==Shrine in Chennai==

* [[Luz Church]] in [[Mylapore]].
* [[Santhome Church]] in [[Santhome]]. (One of the National Shrine in India)
* Sacred heart Shrine in [[Egmore]].
* Votive Shrine of Immaculate heart of Mary in [[Kilpauk]].
* Annai Velankanni Shrine in [[Besant Nagar, Chennai]].
* Shrine of Saint Thomas in [[Saidapet]].
* Saint Jude Shrine in [[Madipakkam]].

==Notes==
{{reflist}}

==References==
{{refbegin|2}}
* {{cite book | title=Madras Rediscovered| last=Muthiah| first=S.| year=2004| author-link=S. Muthiah| publisher=East West Books (Madras) Pvt Ltd| isbn=81-88661-24-4|ref=Muthiah}}
{{refend}}

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