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| Church of Our Lady of Snow Kallikulam | |
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| File:ChurchofOurLadyofSnowKallikulam.jpg | |
| 8°21′09″N 7°39′48″E / 8.352401°N 7.66346°E | |
| Location | Kallikulam, Tamil Nadu |
| Country | India |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Website | http://athisayapanimatha.com/ http://www.panimatha.com |
| History | |
| Founded | 1770 |
| Dedication | St. Mary |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Style | Gothic |
Template:RC-Mariology 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 pilgrimage centres in India dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary. In Tamil 'Pani' means 'Snow' and 'Matha' means 'Mother'.[1][2][3]
History[edit | edit source]
People inhabited Kallikulam as early as 1700 AD. In 1770 AD, a thatched 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 consecrated to Our Lady of Snow.
Annual feast[edit | edit source]
Every year, the annual feast of Our Lady of Snow is celebrated from 27 July to 5 August.
Apparition[edit | edit source]
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.[citation needed]People from different part of India visit Apparition hill on first Saturday of every month.
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Indian Diocese website". Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 14 May 2009.
- ↑ Kalikulam
- ↑ Indian Parish directory