St. John's Church, Secunderabad is a historic building, built in 1813,
in
Marredpalli,
Secunderabad
Secunderabad () is a twin cities, twin city of Hyderabad and one of the six zones of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Telangana. It is the headquarters of the South ...
. It is the oldest Christian church in
Hyderabad
Hyderabad is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River (India), Musi River, in the northern part of Southern India. With an average altitude of , much ...
.
History
The church was built for British troops of the
Secunderabad cantonment. British troops were allowed to bring guns inside, after guns kept outside were stolen once during the
1857 War of Indian Independence.
The
St. John's Masonic Lodge, located about a kilometer away, is named after the church.
It was designated as a
Heritage structure of Hyderabad in 1998.
Architecture
References
Churches in Secunderabad
Churches in Hyderabad, India
Heritage structures in Hyderabad, India
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