The Basilica of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary in Karumathampatti, Tamil Nadu is a Catholic Shrine. The feast of Our Lady of Holy Rosary is celebrated on the first Sunday of October every year.
| Basilica of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary | |
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| 11°06′31″N 77°10′56″E / 11.108485°N 77.182178°E | |
| Country | India |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| History | |
| Status | Basilica |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Coimbatore |
Karumathampatty was already a pilgrimage centre in 1640.[1] St. John de Britto visited the church at least 3 times. The original chapel was destroyed in 1684 by the soldiers of the Mysore Rajah Saraboji but rebuilt soon after.[2] The church was again destroyed by Tipu Sultan in 1784 and rebuilt in 1803.[3] It is visited by huge numbers of people in order to venerate Our Lady of the Rosary and to pray for favours.[4] It was announced on 22 July 2019[5] that the church had been granted the status of a minor basilica and the formal elevation was held on 6 October 2019, the feast day.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Welcome to Coimbatore DIOCESE". www.coimbatorediocese.org.
- ^ "Holy Rosary Basilica, karumathampatti, Coimbatore (2020)". www.localprayers.com.
- ^ "Holy Rosary Basilica Karumathampatty". www.come2india.org.
- ^ "Shrine of the Holy Rosary: Karumathampatty, Coimbatore". 11 April 2012.
- ^ "Theotokos". hi-in.facebook.com.
- ^ ""Our Lady of Holy Rosary Shrine" in Karumpathampatti is now a Basilica - Simplicity". simplicity.in. 6 October 2019.