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{{Short description|Roman Catholic Church in Mangalore, India}}
{{Hatnote|This article is about the Milagres Church in Hampankatta, Mangalore. For the other Milagres Church in Kallianpur, Udupi district, see [[Milagres Church (Kallianpur)]].}}
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[[File:Milagres Church in Mangalore.jpg|thumb|Skyline and renovated Milagres Church at Mangalore]]
The '''Milagres Church''' ({{langx|pt|Igreja de [[Blessed Virgin Mary (Roman Catholic)|Nossa Senhora]] dos Milagres}}, {{langx|en|Church of Our Lady of Miracles}}) is a historic [[Roman Catholic Church]] situated in the [[Hampankatta]] locality of [[Mangalore]]. The church was built in 1680 by Bishop [[Thomas de Castro]], a [[Theatines|Theatine]] from [[Divar]], [[Goa]]. The original structure was constructed at the site of the present-day cemetery.<ref name="Prabhu">{{harvnb|Prabhu|1999|p=159}}</ref> It is one of the oldest churches in [[Dakshina Kannada]].<ref name="Pinto">{{harvnb|Pinto|1999|p=156}}</ref>

==First Milagres Church (1680−1784)==
[[File:Eidgahmosque.jpg|thumb|Local tradition has it that the Idgah mosque in Mangalore (opposite [[St. Aloysius College (Mangalore)|St. Aloysius College]]), was constructed by Tipu Sultan. During the construction, some stones were given to the semi-destroyed Milagres Church to help with its rebuilding.<ref name="Monteiro">{{harvnb|Monteiro|2005|loc=|Ref=Monteiro}}</ref>]]

Due to its substantial Roman Catholic population, Mangalore occupied a prominent place in the church administration in India during the 17th century.<ref name="Pinto"/> The [[Goan Catholics]] who migrated to [[Kanara|Canara]] lacked priestly leadership, as many of the migrant priests had returned to Goa when the Portuguese withdrew from the region.<ref name="Pinto"/> In 1658, a [[Carmelite]] missionary, Fr. Vincento Maria de Santa Catharina visited Canara and reported to [[Rome]] about the miserable state of Christianity in that region.<ref name="Pinto"/> The [[Holy See]] came to the aid of the Canara Christians, and appointed a Theatine, Bishop [[Thomas de Castro]] as the [[Vicar Apostolic]] of Canara and [[Zamorin|Malabar]] in 1674.<ref name="Pinto"/> Bishop de Castro arrived in Mangalore in 1677, and received a piece of land from the [[Keladi Nayaka|Keladi]] Queen [[Keladi Chennamma|Chennamma]] as gift.<ref name="Pinto"/> After the church was constructed there in 1680, he took up residency in its quarters.<ref name="Pinto"/> Bishop de Castro died on 16 July 1684, and his remains were buried in the south eastern corner of the cemetery, where his grave may be identified by its bronze slab next to the St. Monica Chapel.<ref name="Pinto"/>

After Queen Chennamma's death, the land was repossessed by her successor, King Basavappa. In 1715, a local priest Fr. Pinto secured the land again from Somashekara II. His nephew Fr. Alfred Pinto who succeeded him, built a new church at the site of the present church in 1756. In 1763, Canara fell under the suzerainty of [[Hyder Ali]] and then his son [[Tipu Sultan]] in 1782. Believing that the local Christians had conspired against him with the [[British Empire|British]] during the [[Second Anglo-Mysore War]]; Tipu captured about 60,000 [[Mangalorean Catholics]] on [[Ash Wednesday]] 24 February 1784, and [[Captivity of Mangalorean Catholics at Seringapatam|herded them]] to his capital at [[Srirangapatnam|Seringapatam]].<ref name="Milagres">{{harvnb|Prabhu|1999|p=231}}</ref> In the same year, He Freed them.<ref>{{harvnb|D'Souza|1983|loc=N. 11, p. 40}}</ref>

==Present structure==
[[File:St-Milagres-Chirch-Hampangatta-Mangalore.JPG|right|thumb|Close-up of Milagres Church]]
After [[Tipu Sultan]], a patriot and resistance leader, was killed by the British during the [[Fourth Anglo-Mysore War]] on 4 May 1799, the Mangalorean Catholics—who had supported the British Raj—were freed from captivity. Most subsequently returned to Mangalore. Among them was a baker, Lawrence Bello, who built a chapel to replace the demolished church, at a cost of Rs. 400. Fr. Mendez, the Vicar Apostolic secured the necessary furniture, and together with Tipu's former ''[[munshi]]'' Salvador Pinto, raised funds and obtained a grant of Rs. 600 to rebuild the church from the British government. He laid the foundation stone for a new church in 1811.<ref>{{harvnb|Farias|1999|p=215}}</ref> In 1911, the facade of the church collapsed, following which then incumbent Parish priest Fr. Frank Pereira erected the present church structure with Fr. Diamanti S.J. as the architect. A portico was added later to the structure. The church was renovated in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mangaluru: Milagres Church completes renovation project |url=https://daijiworld.com/news/newsDisplay?newsID=1010222 |access-date=2025-01-20 |website=daijiworld.com |language=en}}</ref>

== Institutions ==
As part of the overall Church Group, they run Milagres College and Milagres Hall Complex.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About Us |url=https://milagres.church/about-us/ |access-date=2022-07-31 |website=Milagres Church |language=en-US}}</ref>

== See also ==

* [[Tourist attractions in Mangalore]]
* [[St. Paul's Church, Mangalore]]
* [[Our Lady of Rosary Cathedral, Mangalore]]
*[[Catedral de Nossa Senhora dos Milagres]]

==Citations==
{{Reflist}}

==References==
{{Refbegin}}
*{{Citation
|last= D'Souza
|first= A. L. P.
|title= History of the Catholic Community of South Kanara
|year= 1983
|publisher= Desco Publishers
|postscript=}}.
*{{Citation
|last= Farias
|first= Kranti K.
|title= The Christian Impact on South Kanara
|year= 1999
|publisher= Church History Association of India
|postscript=}}.
*{{Citation
|last=Monteiro
|first=John B.
|url=http://www.daijiworld.com/chan/exclusive_arch.asp?ex_id=189
|title=Tippu Sultan's Footprints in Tulunad
|publisher=[[Daiji World|Daijiworld Media Pvt Ltd Mangalore]]
|date=2005-12-08
|ref=Monteiro
|access-date=2011-11-07
|url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120321053956/http://www.daijiworld.com/chan/exclusive_arch.asp?ex_id=189
|archive-date=2012-03-21
}}
*{{Cite book
|last=Pinto
|first=Pius Fidelis
|author-link=Pius Fidelis Pinto
|year=1999
|title=History of Christians in Coastal Karnataka, 1500–1763 A.D.
|location=Mangalore
|publisher=Samanvaya Prakashan
}}.
*{{Cite book
|last=Prabhu
|first=Alan Machado
|year=1999
|title=Sarasvati's Children: A History of the Mangalorean Christians
|publisher=I.J.A. Publications
|location=Bangalore
|isbn=978-81-86778-25-8
}}.
{{refend}}

==External links==
{{commons category|Milagres Church (Mangalore)}}
* [http://milagres.church/ Official website]

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[[Category:Churches in Mangalore Diocese]]
[[Category:1680 establishments in Asia]]
[[Category:Roman Catholic church buildings in Mangalore]]

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