place

Descanco Church

Indian church stubsRoman Catholic churches in ChennaiUse Indian English from May 2018

Descanco Church is a church in the neighbourhood of Mylapore in Chennai, India. It was built in the 17th century by the Portuguese nobleman, Cosmo Madera of the prominent Madera family who are believed to have given their name to the city of Madras. Descanco Church is built in one of the two spots where the apostle St. Thomas is believed to have preached. Descanco Church is situated at a distance of two kilometres from Luz Church.

Excerpt from the Wikipedia article Descanco Church (License: CC BY-SA 3.0, Authors).

Descanco Church
Chennai Zone 9 Teynampet

Geographical coordinates (GPS) Address Nearby Places
placeShow on map

Wikipedia: Descanco ChurchContinue reading on Wikipedia

Geographical coordinates (GPS)

Latitude Longitude
N 13.028725 ° E 80.258645 °
placeShow on map

Address


600001 Chennai, Zone 9 Teynampet
Tamil Nadu, India
mapOpen on Google Maps

Share experience

Nearby Places