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Santa Cruz Cathedral Basilica, Ernakulam
ABOUT
Made by the Portuguese Santa Cruz Basilica in Kochi, this church is one of the eight Basilicas in India. This heritage edifice of Kerala is also one of the finest and imposing churches in India.Situated nearby the famous St. Francis Church,which began in the sixteenth century with the arrival of Portuguese missionaries in India.
HISTORY
Santa Cruz Basilica was constructed by the first Portuguese Viceroy 'Francesco de Almeida' when he came to Kochi in the year 1505. On 3rd May of the same year, this church was founded and christened as Santa Cruz Cathedral. Later on, in the year 1663 when the Dutch captured Cochin and ruined all Catholic establishments except the famous St. Francis Church and Santa Cruz Cathedral. But in the year 1795, it was collapsed when British took over the city. Only a granite pillar of this monumental cathedral was left after the devastation of the Santa Cruz Cathedral and it is still kept on the southeastern corner of the cathedral. Then in the year 1887, when Bishop Dom Gomes Ferreira was appointed as the hierarch of Cochin, he rebuilt this Santa Cruz Cathedral and it was blessed on November 19, 1902. His efforts were only realized during the rule of his successor Dom Mateus Oliveira Xavier. On 23rd August, 1984, it was stated a Basilica by Pope John Paul II.
CLIMATE
maximum temperature of 31° Celsius and a minimum temperature of 25° Celsius
BEST TIME TO VISIT
It remains open from 9 AM to 1 PM and 3 PM to 5 PM.
FOOD
Traditional kerala foods, sea foods
ROAD CONDITION
The nearest railway station is the Ernakulam railway station which is about 12 km away. The nearest airport is the Cochin International Airport which is about 45 km away.
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Santa Cruz Cathedral Basilica, Ernakulam
Santa Cruz Rd, Fort Nagar, Fort Kochi
