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Church of Our Lady of Snow Kallikulam | |
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8°21′09″N7°39′48″E / 8.352401°N 7.66346°E Coordinates: 8°21′09″N7°39′48″E / 8.352401°N 7.66346°E | |
Location | Kallikulam, Tamil Nadu |
Country | India |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Website | http://athisayapanimatha.com/ http://www.panimatha.com |
History | |
Founded | 1770 |
Dedication | St. Mary |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Style | Gothic |
The Church of Our Lady of Snow is a Roman Catholic Marian church in Kallikulam, Tirunelveli district,[Tuticorin diocese], Tamil Nadu, India. It is one of the Catholic pilgrimage centres in India dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary. In Tamil 'Pani' means 'Snow' and 'Matha' means 'Mother'. [1] [2] [3]
People inhabited Kallikulam as early as 1700 AD. In 1770 AD, a thatched church was built in the name of Holy Mary by village people. In 1884, Kallikulam villagers and Jesuit Missionaries decided to build a new church at Kallikulam for Mother Mary. In 1886, a church was constructed in that place and consecrated to Our Lady of Snow.
Every year, the annual feast of Our Lady of Snow is celebrated from 27 July to 5 August.
An oral tradition in Tamil Nadu states that on 29 March 1939 around 6.30 pm, six young people claim that they saw the Mother Mary appear on a hill near to the Church.[ citation needed ]People from different part of India visit Apparition hill on first Saturday of every month.
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