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The '''Church of Our Lady of Snow''' is a [[Roman Catholic Marian church]] in [[Kallikulam]], Tirunelveli district,[Tuticorin diocese], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]. It is one of the Catholic [[Christian pilgrimage|pilgrimage]] centres in India dedicated to the [[BVM(RC)|Blessed Virgin Mary]]. In Tamil 'Pani' means 'Snow' and 'Matha' means 'Mother'.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.tuticorindiocese.com/kallikulam.htm |title=Indian Diocese website |access-date=14 May 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717114236/http://www.tuticorindiocese.com/kallikulam.htm |archive-date=17 July 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>[http://kallikulam.synthasite.com/ Kalikulam]</ref><ref>[http://catholicchurches.in/directory/tuticorin-churches/our-lady-of-snows-church-kallikulam.htm Indian Parish directory]</ref><br />
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==History==<br />
People inhabited Kallikulam as early as 1700 AD. In 1770 AD, a [[thatch]]ed church was built in the name of Holy Mary by village people. In 1884, Kallikulam villagers and [[Jesuit]] Missionaries decided to build a new church at Kallikulam for Mother Mary. In 1886, a church was constructed in that place and [[consecration|consecrated]] to Our Lady of Snow.<br />
===Annual feast===<br />
Every year, the annual [[festival|feast]] of Our Lady of Snow is celebrated from 27 July to 5 August. <br />
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==Apparition==<br />
An oral tradition in Tamil Nadu states that on 29 March 1939 around 6.30 pm, six young people claim that they saw the Mother Mary appear on a hill near to the Church.{{cn|date=June 2013}}People from different part of India visit Apparition hill on first Saturday of every month.<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Roman Catholic Marian churches]]<br />
* [[Marian apparitions]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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==External links==<br />
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*[http://athisayapanimatha.com athisayapanimatha.com]<br />
*[http://www.panichaaral.com panichaaral.com]<br />
*[http://www.panimatha.com Panimatha.com]<br />
*[http://www.kallikulam.com Kallikulam.com]<br />
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[[Category:Roman Catholic churches in Tamil Nadu]]<br />
[[Category:Shrines to the Virgin Mary]]<br />
[[Category:Tirunelveli]]<br />
[[Category:Roman Catholic shrines in India]]</div>
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