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Our Lady Of Light Church, Chennai
Church of Our Lady of Light () is a Catholic Church, Catholic shrine in Chennai, India. The locals commonly call it Luz Church, which derives from the Portuguese language, Portuguese name Nossa Senhora da Luz. Built in 1516 by the Portuguese people, Portuguese, it is one of the oldest Churches in the city and its foundation stone marks as one of the oldest European monuments in India. The history of the church dates back to the 16th-century legend of safe arrival to land by missionaries. The church is located very near to the Santhome Basilica, where Apostle Thomas is believed to be buried. Although at the time the church was built, the locality was a thick forest, now it is part of a bustling metropolitan area. This 16th-century European-architecture building consists of patterns of Gothic arches and Baroque ornamentation. The feast of Our Lady of Light is celebrated on 15 August every year. On 15 August 2010, Church of Our Lady of Light was declared Shrine of Our Lady of Light ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luz Church, Chennai
Luz may refer to: People and fictional characters * Luz (name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the given name, nickname or surname, including Spanish and Portuguese * Luz (cartoonist), pen name of French cartoonist Rénald Luzier (born 1972) Places * Luz (biblical place), either of two cities mentioned in the Bible * Luz, Minas Gerais, Brazil, a municipality ** Roman Catholic Diocese of Luz, in the city of Luz in the ecclesiastical province of Belo Horizonte * Luz (Santa Cruz da Graciosa), Portugal, a civil parish in the Azores * Luz, a parish of Mourão, Alentejo, Portugal * Luž, Czech for Lausche, a mountain in the German state of Saxony * Our Lady of Light Church, Chennai, known as Luz Church Arts and entertainment * Luz (Djavan album), ''Luz'' (Djavan album), 1982 * Luz (Luz Casal album), ''Luz'' (Luz Casal album), 1982 * Luz (Cuca Roseta album), ''Luz'' (Cuca Roseta album), 2017 * Luz (No Te Va Gustar album), ''Luz'' (No Te Va Gustar album), 2021 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
