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DenominationCatholic
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StatusBasilica
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DioceseCoimbatore

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.

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

  1. ^ "Welcome to Coimbatore DIOCESE". www.coimbatorediocese.org.
  2. ^ "Holy Rosary Basilica, karumathampatti, Coimbatore (2020)". www.localprayers.com.
  3. ^ "Holy Rosary Basilica Karumathampatty". www.come2india.org.
  4. ^ "Shrine of the Holy Rosary: Karumathampatty, Coimbatore". 11 April 2012.
  5. ^ "Theotokos". hi-in.facebook.com.
  6. ^ ""Our Lady of Holy Rosary Shrine" in Karumpathampatti is now a Basilica - Simplicity". simplicity.in. 6 October 2019.

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