St. Philomena's Cathedral, Mysore

Coordinates: 12°19′16.1″N 76°39′29.8″E / 12.321139°N 76.658278°E / 12.321139; 76.658278
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12°19′16.1″N 76°39′29.8″E / 12.321139°N 76.658278°E / 12.321139; 76.658278

St. Philomena's Cathedral, Mysore
St. Philomena's Church
St. Philomena's Church
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CountryIndia
DenominationCatholic Church (Roman Rite)

St. Philomena's Cathedral,

Neo Gothic in style, it was constructed in 1936 during the reign of Maharaja Krishnaraja Wadiyar IV. Its architecture was inspired by the Cologne Cathedral in Germany.[6]
The cathedral is one of the tallest churches in Asia.

Patron saint

Saint Priscilla at the Via Salaria in Rome. Accompanying these remains were a set of tiles bearing a fragmented inscription containing the words LUMENA PAXTE CUM FI, words of no known meaning in that order. The letters were rearranged to read PAX TECUM FILUMENA, which in Latin translates to Peace with you, Filumena.[7] In addition, some symbols of her martyrdom and a vessel, containing dry blood, were also found in the tomb. From these discoveries, it was concluded that a Christian named Filumena (Philomena) was buried in the tomb and the vessel containing blood was thought to be her relic
, an evidence of a martyr's death.

History

Mural of the church in the Mysore Palace

A church at the same location was built in the year 1843 during the reign of Maharaja

sarees
, a traditional Indian attire.

Architecture

The church was designed by a Frenchman named Daly.

Ascension of Christ
. It is considered to be Asia's second largest church.

  • Side view of the cathedral
    Side view of the cathedral
  • St. Philomena's Statue
    St. Philomena's Statue
  • St. Joseph's Statue
    St. Joseph's Statue
  • Visitor's information sign
    Visitor's information sign

See also

Notes

  1. ^ "St. Philomena's Cathedral, Mysore, Karnataka, India". www.gcatholic.org. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  2. ISBN 9781618904881. {{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help
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  3. ^ "St.Philomena's Church Mysore, Karnataka, a Roman Catholic Cathedral in Mysore".
  4. ^ "Cathedral of St Joseph & St Philomena – Picture of St. Philomena's Church, Mysuru (Mysore) – Tripadvisor".
  5. ^ "Pixelated Memories: Church of St. Joseph and St. Philomena, Mysore, Karnataka". 29 September 2015.
  6. ^ a b c d A history of St. Philomena's church is provided by "Saint Philomena's Church Mysore, India (Note: After opening the page associated with this link, click on the link Cathedral of Saint Philomena at the bottom of that page to see the description of the church)". Online webpage of Santuario Santa Filomena. Archived from the original on 9 October 2009. Retrieved 22 May 2007.
  7. St. Philomena is provided by "The Story of St. Philomena"
    . Online webpage of The Saint Philomena Foundation. Retrieved 22 May 2007.
  8. ^ a b A brief description of St. Philomena's church is provided by Usha Bande, 2006. "A hymn in stone, Speaks of a secular vision". Online webpage of The Tribune, dated 2002-02-03. Retrieved 22 May 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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