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'''C.S.I. St. Matthias' Church''' is a [[Protestant]] [[church (building)|church]] situated in the neighbourhood of [[Vepery]] in [[Chennai]], [[India]]. The church was constructed and consecrated in 1823.<ref name="muthiahp33">[[Muthiah]], p 33</ref><br />
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== History ==<br />
C.S.I. St. Matthias' Church had its origins in a private [[chapel]], the Chapel of Our Lady of Miracles, owned by the [[Armenians|Armenian]] merchant [[Coja Petrus Uscan]].<ref name="muthiah">[[Muthiah]], pp 120-121</ref> 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" /><br />
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* {{cite book | title=Madras Rediscovered| last=Muthiah| first=S.| year=2004| authorlink=S. Muthiah| publisher=East West Books (Madras) Pvt Ltd| isbn=81-88661-24-4|ref=Muthiah}}<br />
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