Central Kerala
Ernakulam District
Kochi

Church of Saint Francis, Kochi

Saint Francis Church, in , , originally built in 1503, is one of the oldest European churches in and has historical significance as a witness to the European colonial ambitions in the .
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  • Type: Church
  • Description: church in Kerala
  • Also known as: “St Francis Church” and “St. Francis Church”
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Santa Cruz Cathedral Basilica and Fort Kochi Beach.

Church
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The , also known as Kotta Palli or Kottepalli, is located in , . It is one of the thirty-four basilicas in and one of nine in Kerala. is situated 230 metres southeast of Church of Saint Francis, Kochi.

Beach
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is a beach along the Arabian Sea, situated in the neighbourhood of the city of Kochi in , . is situated 190 metres northwest of Church of Saint Francis, Kochi.

Ruins
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Fort Emmanuel, also known as Fort Manuel, is a ruined fort located at in Kochi, , . It was built by the Portuguese to be a bastion & a symbol of the strategic alliance between the Kingdom of Cochin and the Kingdom of Portugal. is situated 230 metres west of Church of Saint Francis, Kochi.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Old Kochi and Mattancherry.

Photo: Challiyan, CC BY 3.0.
is the tourist enclave of , and it is separated from by Vembanad Lake, one of the largest in India. It consists of Fort Kochi, Mattancherry and the surrounding islands.

Suburb
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is a historic ward of , . It is about 9 km south-west from the city centre. Mattanchery is home to many sites of historical and cultural significance, including the , which was the centre of life in the Jewish Quarter.

Neighborhood
is a village in near in the state of . is situated 2½ km southeast of Church of Saint Francis, Kochi.

Church of Saint Francis, Kochi

Latitude
9.96594° or 9° 57′ 57″ north
Longitude
76.24107° or 76° 14′ 28″ east
Elevation
15 metres (49 feet)
Open location code
6JXRX68R+9C
Open­Street­Map ID
way 411229869
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Geo­Names ID
7576015
Wiki­data ID
Q3595372
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Urdu—“Church of Saint Francis, Kochi” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “圣方济堂”
  • Chinese: “聖方濟堂”
  • Czech: “kostel svatého Františka”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه القديس فرنسيس”
  • French: “Église Saint-François de Cochin”
  • French: “St. Francis Church”
  • Galician: “Igrexa de San Francisco”
  • German: “Franziskanerkirche”
  • Hindi: “सेंट फ्रांसिस चर्च ,कोचीन”
  • Malayalam: “St. Francis Church, Fort Kochi”
  • Malayalam: “ഫോർട്ട് കൊച്ചിയിലെ വിശുദ്ധ ഫ്രാൻസിസ് പള്ളി”
  • Malayalam: “സെന്റ് ഫ്രാൻസിസ് ചർച്ച്, ഫോർട്ട് കൊച്ചി”
  • Malayalam: “സെന്റ് ഫ്രാൻസിസ് പള്ളി, ഫോർട്ട് കൊച്ചി”
  • Maltese: “Knisja ta‘ San Franġisk”
  • Marathi: “सेंट फ्रांसिस चर्च, कोची”
  • Marathi: “सेंट फ्रांसिस चर्च”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “St. Francis Church”
  • Norwegian: “St. Francis Church”
  • Panjabi: “ਚਰਚ ਆਫ਼ ਸੇਂਟ ਫ੍ਰਾਂਸਿਸ, ਕੋਚੀ”
  • Portuguese: “Igreja de São Francisco”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Eaglais Naomh Frangan”
  • Slovenian: “frančiškanska cerkev”
  • Swedish: “St. Francis Church, Kochi”
  • Tamil: “புனித பிரான்சிசு தேவாலயம், கொச்சி”
  • Tamil: “புனித பிரான்சிசு தேவாலயம்”
  • Ukrainian: “Церква Святого Франциска (Кочі)”
  • Ukrainian: “Церква Святого Франциска”
  • Urdu: “سینٹ فرانسس چرچ”

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