Solitary believers reverently praying in the nave of ornate Santa Cruz Basilica. Fort Kochi, Fort Cochin, Kerala, South India
Santa Cruz Cathedral a heritage edifice was built by the first Portuguese viceroy Francesco de Almeida in 1505. When the Dutch conquered Cochin in 1663 they ruined all Catholic establishments except this cathedral and the famous church of St Francis. The British shattered it in 1795 .The new cathedral was sanctified on November 19 1905. Recognizing its historic significance Pope John Paul II raised the status of Santa Cruz Cathedral to a Basilica on 19th December 1984. At present Santa Cruz Cathedral is one of the eight Basilicas in India. The architecture of the basilica is a blend of the Indo European and the gothic style. Italian paintings dating from the time of the original foundation of the church adorn the interiors of the Basilica
Size: 3413px × 5120px
Location: Fort Kochi, Fort Cochin, Kerala, South India
Photo credit: © Ladi Kirn / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: architecture, basilica, belief, believer, believers, building, calmness, cathedral, catholic, catholicism, christian, christianity, church, churches, cochin, consecrated, cruz, design, diocese, ecclesia, ecclesiastic, european, faith, fort, gothic, holy, india, indian, indo, inspirational, inspiring, interior, kerala, kochi, meditating, meditative, nave, ornate, parish, parishioner, parochial, peace, peaceful, pews, place, pray, prayerful, praying, quietness, reflective, religion, religious, reverence, reverent, sacred, sanctified, santa, serene, serenity, silence, site, south, spiritual, spirituality, structure, worship, worshipper, worshippers
