San Thome Basilica
Chennai, India
Open to visitors
The interior is normally open, possibly ticketed.
Strollie cannot guarantee access — always check before you travel.
San Thome Basilica, officially the National Shrine of St. Thomas Cathedral Basilica, is a Catholic minor basilica and the cathedral of the Archdiocese of Madras-Mylapore in the Santhome neighbourhood of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. It is dedicated to Saint Thomas the Apostle and stands over his tomb. Built by the Portuguese, it was renovated in neo-Gothic style in 1896, the year it was solemnly consecrated.
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- Built
- Type
- minor basilica, national shrine, Catholic cathedral
- Place
- Chennai, India
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