Bangalore, also rendered
Bengaluru is the capital of the
Indian state of
Karnataka. Located on the
Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is
India's third most populous city and fifth-most populous urban agglomeration. Bangalore is well known as a hub for India's information technology sector. It is among the top 10 preferred entrepreneurial locations in the world.
Source -
Wikipedia
St. Mary's Basilica is a spacious gothic
Church, designed by a
French architect and built in the form of a
Cross. It is 172 feet long and 50 feet broad. The imposing and magnificent tower forming the façade of the Church is 160 feet high. A beautiful statue of
Mother Mary holding
Child Jesus in her arms, 6 feet in height, set up in an attractive shrine just outside the
Church building, is the chief object of veneration and source of inspiration for the people. Every day, Our Mother Mary is draped in a 'Saree' the typical dress of the
Indian lady. It is said that in 1875 when the new Church was built, people tried to remove this statue in order to install it on a prominent altar inside the Church, but they failed in their effort since the statue remained immovable. This strange happening is considered even today as a
sign of Our
Lady's miraculous power.The formation of the city of Bangalore and the formation of
St. Mary's Church are found to be interlinked with the history of Karnataka. During the
17th Century, few Christians came from Ginjee, of
Tamil Nadu, found that the land was fertile to sow white rice and began to settle down and built a small village. This village took the name 'Bili akki palli' because it is said that the rice they cultivated was white and also because a number of white birds were found in those rice fields.
The people in order to practice their religion built a thatched hut and named it as 'CHAPEL OF KANIKKAI MADHA'.
The Italian Jesuits of the
Malabar Mission, were the founders of the
Mysore Mission in the 17th Century, who were succeeded by the French Jesuits from
Madura and
Carnatic Missions in the
18th Century.
Source -
http://www.stmarysbasilica.in/history
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