St. Anthony's Minor Basilica | |
12°24′38″N76°25′18″E / 12.41060°N 76.42162°E | |
Location | Dornahalli, Karnataka |
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Country | India |
Denomination | Catholic |
Website | dornahallistantony |
History | |
Status | Basilica |
Dedication | St. Anthony of Padua |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Administration | |
Diocese | Mysore |
Deanery | Hunsur |
St. Anthony's Basilica in Dornahalli, Karnataka is a Catholic shrine dedicated to St. Anthony of Padua. [1]
Around 200 years ago, a farmer ploughing his field in Dornahalli unearthed a wooden statue of St. Anthony of Padua. [2] the farmer built a small place of worship in honour of the saint. A large church was built at the site in the middle of 19th century and another in 1920. When this church was in a dilapidated condition, it was demolished and rebuilt in 1969. However, the facade from the 1920 church was renovated and retained. This church in the shape of a Tau (English alphabet T) cross and can accommodate a thousand people. It also houses a small relic of St. Anthony brought from Italy.
Pope Francis granted the title of Minor Basilica to the shrine through a decree dated 17 October 2019. [3] [4]
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