St. John's Church, Secunderabad

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St. John's Church, Secunderabad
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St. John's Church photographed by Lala Deen Dayal, c. 1880s
Religion
Affiliation Christianity
Location
Location Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Architecture
Completed1818

St. John's Church, Secunderabad is a historic building, built in 1813, [1] in Marredpalli, Secunderabad. It is the oldest Christian church in Hyderabad. [1] [2]

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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. [3]

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

  1. 1 2 Staff Reporter (9 February 2013). "St. John's Church turns 200". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  2. ↑ "Telangana churches rich in history". 23 December 2016.
  3. ↑ Yunus Lasania (16 September 2017). "Church of St. John's the Baptist: A rewind into Secunderabad's oldest church". The Hyderabad History Project.


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