St. Andrew’s Church, Puducherry

St. Andrew's Church is one of the oldest churches in Reddiarpalayam area of , a Union territory in . The original structure was built in Gothic architecture in 1745 by Kanakaraya Mudali, the longest serving dubash of the French East India Company.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Roman Catholic
  • Description: church in Puducherry, India
  • Also known as: “St. Andrews Church”
  • Address: Villupuram - Puducherry Saalai, Reddiarpalayam, Puducherry

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and Our Lady of Immaculate Conception Cathedral.

Church
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is a minor basilica situated on the south boulevard of Pondicherry in , , and is an oriental specimen of Gothic Revival architecture. is situated 3½ km east of St. Andrew’s Church, Puducherry.

Church
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Immaculate Conception Cathedral is the cathedral mother church for the Roman Catholic archdiocese of Pondicherry and Cuddalore. It is located in the Union territory of . is situated 4 km east of St. Andrew’s Church, Puducherry.

Railway station
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is an NSG–4 category Indian railway station in Tiruchirappalli railway division of Southern Railway zone. It is a railway terminus of the Villupuram–Pondicherry branch line serving the city of Pondicherry, headquarter of … is situated 4 km east of St. Andrew’s Church, Puducherry.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Uzhavarkarai and Pondicherry.

Town
is a city, a municipality and a taluk in in the union territory of . The enclaves of and Alankuppam are parts of municipality.

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, also known as Puducherry or Pondy, is a city in . There is a strong French influence on the architecture of the city, especially in the old quarters, with rues and boulevards lined with Mediterranean-style houses and bakeries, although the city remains very much Indian.

Town
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or Villianoor, Villenour in French, is a commune panchayat and the headquarters of the taluk of Puducherry District. Our Lady of Lourdes Shrine and Kameeswarar temple are two major landmarks in the town. is situated 4½ km southwest of St. Andrew’s Church, Puducherry.

St. Andrew’s Church, Puducherry

Latitude
11.93135° or 11° 55′ 53″ north
Longitude
79.7939° or 79° 47′ 38″ east
Inception
November 30th, 1745
Open location code
7J3XWQJV+GH
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1317522732
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­roman_catholic
Wiki­data ID
Q23134751
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