St. Mary's Basilica, Bangalore

St. Mary's Basilica
  • ಸೇಂಟ್ ಮೇರಿಸ್ ಬೆಸಿಲಿಕಾ
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LocationBangalore, Karnataka
CountryIndia
DenominationRoman Catholic
History
StatusMinor Basilica
Founder(s)Fr. Jean-Antoine Dubois
DedicationSt. Mary
Consecrated8 September 1882
Architecture
Functional statusActive
StyleGothic
Administration
ArchdioceseArchdiocese of Bangalore
DeaneryBasilica Deanery
Clergy
ArchbishopArchbishop Peter Machado
RectorFr. Martin Kumar
Vicar(s)S. Jaynathan & Msgr. C. Francis
DeanFr. Martin Ananda Kumar.
Priest(s)Fr. Martin Kumar
Assistant priest(s)Fr. Joe Prem Britto
Senior pastor(s)Fr. Micheal Antony

St. Mary's Basilica is a shrine located in Shivajinagar (Blackpally) locality of Karnataka, India. It is among the oldest churches at Bangalore and the first church in the state that has been elevated to the status of a minor basilica.[1][2][3] It is famous for festivities held during the St. Mary's Feast in the month of September each year, attracting devotees from the entire metropolitan area of Bangalore.

  1. ^ Chandramouli, K (29 August 2002). "Home to all faiths". The Hindu. No. Bangalore. Archived from the original on 9 March 2003. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
  2. ^ Sharma, Preethi; Vishwanathan, Nishi. Bangalore:An Expat Survival Guide. Chillibreeze publication. ISBN 9788190405522. Retrieved 15 August 2007.
  3. ^ Srinivas, Smriti (2001). Landscapes of Urban Memory: The Sacred and the Civic in India's High-Tech City. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press. p. 18. ISBN 1452904898. Retrieved 19 January 2015.