St. Philomena's Cathedral, Mysore

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St. Philomena's Cathedral, Mysore
St. Philomena's Church
St. Philomena's Church
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CountryIndia
DenominationCatholic (Roman Rite)

St. Philomena's Cathedral,[1][2] officially the Cathedral of St. Joseph and St. Philomena, also known as St. Joseph's Cathedral,[3][4][5] is a Catholic church and the cathedral of the Diocese of Mysore, India. Neo Gothic in style, it was constructed in 1936 during the reign of Maharaja Krishnaraja Wadiyar IV. Its architecture was inspired by the Cologne Cathedral in Germany.[6] The cathedral is one of the tallest churches in Asia.

  1. ^ "St. Philomena's Cathedral, Mysore, Karnataka, India". www.gcatholic.org. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  2. ^ Mohr, Sr Marie Helen (2 June 1953). St. Philomena: Powerful with God. TAN Books. ISBN 9781618904881.
  3. ^ "St.Philomena's Church Mysore, Karnataka, a Roman Catholic Cathedral in Mysore".
  4. ^ "Cathedral of St Joseph & St Philomena – Picture of St. Philomena's Church, Mysuru (Mysore) – Tripadvisor".
  5. ^ "Pixelated Memories: Church of St. Joseph and St. Philomena, Mysore, Karnataka". 29 September 2015.
  6. ^ 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.