St. Mark's Cathedral, Bangalore

St Mark's Cathedral
Saint Mark's Cathedral
St. Marks Cathedral, Bangalore
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12°58′34″N 77°36′01″E / 12.9760281°N 77.6001531°E / 12.9760281; 77.6001531
LocationBangalore
CountryIndia
DenominationChurch of South India
TraditionAnglicanism
Websitewww.saintmarks.in
History
Consecrated1816
Architecture
StyleEnglish Baroque
Years built1808-1812
Groundbreaking1808
Completed1812
Administration
DioceseKarnataka Central Diocese

St. Mark's Cathedral, dedicated to Saint Mark the Evangelist, is the cathedral (Ecclesia Matar) of the Diocese of Central Karnataka of the Church of South India. The cathedral church, noted for its English Baroque architecture inspired by the 17th century St Paul's Cathedral, is located at the west end of Mahatma Gandhi Road, MacIver Town, Bangalore.

Founded in 1808, the cathedral celebrated its 200 years bicentenary in 2007-8.[1][2][3] The cathedral is open for all people irrespective of religion or faith.[4]

  1. ^ "History of St.Marks Cathedral". St. Marks Cathedral. 2015. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  2. ^ "St. Marks Cathedral Bangalore". Bangalore: The Garden City. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Hindu-2014 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "St. Mark's Cathedral". Holiday IQ. 2015. Retrieved 27 January 2015.