St. Philomena's Cathedral, Mysore
12°19′16.1″N 76°39′29.8″E / 12.321139°N 76.658278°E
| St. Philomena's Cathedral, Mysore | |
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| St. Philomena's Cathedral | |
 St. Philomena's Church | |
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| Country | India |
| Denomination | Catholic (Roman Rite) |
St. Philomena's CathedralNeo Gothic style and its architecture was inspired by the Cologne Cathedral in Germany.[6] This 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] also some symbols of her martyrdom and a vessel, containing dry blood, was 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
A church at the same location was built in 1843 by Maharaja
Saree
.
Architecture
The church was designed by a Frenchman named Daly.[6] It was designed to be built in the
Ascension of Christ
.
It is considered to be Asia's second largest church.
Gallery
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Side view of the cathedral -
St. Philomena's Statue -
St. Joseph's Statue -
Visitor's information sign
See also
- Mandi Mohalla
- Dufferin Clock Tower
- Hanumanthanagar
- Naidu Nagar
- St. Philomena's College, Mysore
- List of Heritage Buildings in Mysore
Notes
- ^ "St. Philomena's Cathedral, Mysore, Karnataka, India". www.gcatholic.org. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
- ISBN 9781618904881.
- ^ "St.Philomena's Church Mysore, Karnataka, a Roman Catholic Cathedral in Mysore".
- ^ "Cathedral of St Joseph & St Philomena - Picture of St. Philomena's Church, Mysuru (Mysore) - Tripadvisor".
- ^ "Pixelated Memories: Church of St. Joseph and St. Philomena, Mysore, Karnataka". 29 September 2015.
- ^ 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.
- St. Philomena is provided by "The Story of St. Philomena". Online webpage of The Saint Philomena Foundation. Retrieved 22 May 2007.
- ^ 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.
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