St. Thomas Garrison Church
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St. Thomas Garrison Church (also called St. Thomas English Garrison Church) is one of the oldest churches in the St. Thomas Mount area of Chennai, the capital of the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The Church was built by the British government at the request of the army officers in the area in 1830. The church was constructed with bomb-proof roof and rust-proof iron railings, and most of the materials for the construction were imported from Britain. It is located in the foothills of St. Thomas Mount and named after St. Thomas, one of the twelve apostles who resided at the place during his final years.
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Location | St. Thomas Mount, Chennai |
Country | India |
Denomination | Church of South India |
History | |
Dedication | 1830 (1830) |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architectural type | Chapel |
Style | Gothic architecture |
Administration | |
Archdiocese | Diocese of Madras of the Church of South India |
St. Thomas English Garrison Church is a working church with hourly prayer and daily services and follows the Protestant Christian tradition. In modern times, it is under the dominion of Diocese of Madras of the Church of South India. The Church is declared as a heritage monument under the Chennai Circle of the Archaeological Survey of India.