Shrine of St. Sebastian is a
church in the town of
Papanasam
Papanasam is a panchayat town in Thanjavur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located from Thanjavur and from Kumbakonam. The name literally translates to "Destruction of Sins" in the Tamil language. It is the suburban region ...
in the
Thanjavur district of
Tamil Nadu,
India.
St. Sebastian Church, Papanasam
''catholicchurches.in''. Retrieved 16 February 2022. It was constructed as a mud church in about 1870 by Fr. Abraham, the parish priest of Thiruvaiyaru. It was renovated by Abraham's successor Gabriel Playoust and consecrated on 20 January 1894. The church is known for the car festival during Easter. The church is a part of the diocese of Kumbakonam. It was bifurcated from the parish of Ayyampettai. Rev. Fr. Cyrian Kappen was the first parish priest. It started functioning as an independent parish from 1933 February 11 onwards.
See also
* Christianity in India
Christianity is India's third-largest religion with about 27.8 million adherents, making up 2.3 percent of the population as of the 2011 census. The written records of the Saint Thomas Christians state that Christianity was introduced to th ...
* Christianity in Tamil Nadu
Christianity in the state of Tamil Nadu, India is the second largest religion in the state. According to tradition, St. Thomas, one of the twelve apostles, landed in Malabar Coast (modern day Kerala) in AD 52. In the colonial age many Por ...
* Roman Catholic Marian churches
* Roman Catholicism in India
The Catholic Church in India is part of the worldwide Catholic Church under the leadership of the Pope (''Romanus Pontifex''). There are over 20 million Catholics in India,
* Shrines to the Virgin Mary
A shrine to the Virgin Mary (or Marian shrine) is a shrine marking an apparition or other miracle ascribed to the Blessed Virgin Mary, or a site on which is centered a historically strong Marian devotion. Such locales are often the destination ...
* Our Lady of Good Health
* Poondi Matha Basilica
Our Lady of Lourdes Basilica, also known as Poondi Madha Basilica, is a Catholic pilgrimage centre located in Tamil Nadu, South India. It is located in Alamelupuram-Poondi, a small village located adjacent to Thirukattupalli in Thiruvaiyaru ta ...
(''Our Lady of Lourdes Basilica, Poondi''), Tamil Nadu, India
* Our Lady of Snows Basilica
Our Lady of Snows Shrine Basilica is located at Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu, Tamil Nadu, India. It is one of the Catholic pilgrimage centers in India dedicated to the Dedication of Santa Maria Maggiore, Our Lady of Snows, a title given to Mary (Mo ...
, Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu, India.
* Kamanayakkanpatti
Kamanayakkanpatti is the laterday capital of Ezhasa Naadu , is now a village in the Kovilpatti Taluk, located in the Thoothukudi District of Tamil Nadu, and is famous for the Catholic Church dedicated to Our Lady of Assumption. The Festival on ...
Church of Our Lady of Assumption (பரலோக மாதா திருத்தலம்)
* Our Lady of Snow Kallikulam
The Church of Our Lady of Snow is a Roman Catholic Marian church in Kallikulam, Tirunelveli district, uticorin diocese Tamil Nadu, India. It is one of the Catholic pilgrimage centres in India dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary. In Tamil 'Pan ...
(''Our Lady of Snow Church, Kallikulam''), Tamil Nadu, India.
Gallery
Image:Inner of St. Sebastian's Church Papanasam.jpg, Inner View of St. Sebastian's Shrine
Image:St_Sebastian_3_Mantegna.jpg
References
External links
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Churches in Thanjavur district
Roman Catholic churches in Tamil Nadu
Roman Catholic shrines in India