St. Paul of Thebes Church, Dharmanathapuram

Church of St. paul of thebes, Dharmanathapuram
புனித வனத்து சின்னப்பர் ஆலயம், தர்மநாதபுரம்
Location
Country India
Ecclesiastical province Pondicherry and Cuddalore
Metropolitan Pondicherry and Cuddalore
Population
- Catholics		 (as of 2004)
200[1]
Information
Patron saint St.Paul of Thebes
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Francis Antonysamy
Metropolitan Archbishop Antony Anandarayar

St. Paul of Thebes Church, Dharmanathapuram ( புனித வனத்து சின்னப்பர் ஆலயம்) is a Roman Catholic shrine in the village of Dharmanathapuram in Lalgudi taluk of Tiruchirappalli district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

Shrine history

The old shrine was built during the end of 19 century. Its roof was made of tile, and it had a tower of about 30 ft height from ground level. Due to the building becoming weak and old it was demolished during 1983. The first stone was laid in 1983 for the construction of a new shrine. After completion in 1987, the shrine was blessed and opened by Paul Arulsamy, the then Bishop of kumbakonam.

Wikisource has the text of the 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia article Diocese of Kumbakonam.

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Alter

The church had complete 29 years without any alteration. So, that the people of dharmanathapuram planned to alter the shine and rise the tower height from 19 to 37 ft from ground level. The work was started on 15 October 2015 and it will be completed soon.

References

  1. ↑ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
  2. ↑
Wikisource has the text of the 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia article Diocese of Kumbakonam.

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