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Holy Trinity Church, Yercaud

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Holy Trinity Church, Yercaud
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11.773994°N 78.210847°E / 11.773994; 78.210847

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Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Yercaud

CSI Holy Trinity Church in Yercaud, Tamil Nadu, India was built in 1834 and was rebuilt in 1853 after a damaging accident. It belongs to the Church of South India Trust Association.

The churchyard also has the grave of Peter Percival (1803–1882). He was a missionary, linguist and a pioneering educator in Sri Lanka and South India.[1]

Also present is the memorial of Percival's son-in-law Robert Bruce Foote, (1834–1912), the British archaeologist and geologist who is considered the "Father of Indian Prehistory".

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