St George’s Cathedral

St. George's Cathedral is a Church of South India cathedral in , India. The cathedral was built in 1815. St. George's occupies an important place in the history of Christianity in India, as the Church of South India was inaugurated here on 27 September 1947.
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  • Type: Church
  • Description: cathedral in Chennai, India
  • Also known as: “CSI St. George’s Cathedral, Chennai”, “St. George’s Cathedral”, and “St. George’s Cathedral, Chennai”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Consulate General of the United States, Chennai and Semmozhi Poonga.

Government office
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The Consulate General of the United States of America in Chennai represents the interests of the United States government in , and surrounding regions. is situated 120 metres northwest of St George’s Cathedral.

Park
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, variously spelled as Semmoli Poonga, is a botanical garden in set up jointly by the Horticulture and Agricultural Engineering department of the Government of Tamil Nadu. is situated 210 metres southwest of St George’s Cathedral.

Mosque
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The is a Shi'ite in Anna Salai in , in the state of , . It is one of the largest mosques in the country and is a revered place of worship and azadari for Shia Muslims. is situated 420 metres northeast of St George’s Cathedral.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gopalapuram and Teynampet.

Suburb
is a prime residential locality in , , . It is surrounded by in the North and East, in the South-East, in the South and Thousand Lights in the West.

Suburb
, also Teynampettai, is one of the busiest commercial localities in the city of , Tamil Nadu, India. Part of the city's central business district, it is surrounded by in the north, in the east, in the south, in the south-west and T.Nagar in the west.

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, formerly Madras, is the capital of the state of . With a population of 8.6 million, 's urbanised area is the most populous in Southern India and the fourth most populous in India.

St George’s Cathedral

Latitude
13.05185° or 13° 3′ 7″ north
Longitude
80.25307° or 80° 15′ 11″ east
Open location code
7M523723+P6
Open­Street­Map ID
way 28077657
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Wiki­data ID
Q199785
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In Other Languages

From German to Ukrainian—“St George’s Cathedral” goes by many names.
  • German: “St. George’s Cathedral”
  • Panjabi: “ਸੇਂਟ ਜਾਰਜ ਕੈਥੇਡ੍ਰਲ”
  • Russian: “Кафедральный собор святого Георгия”
  • Russian: “Собор Святого Георгия”
  • Tamil: “செயின்ட் ஜார்ஜ் கத்தீட்ரல்”
  • Tamil: “தூய ஜார்ஜ் பேராலயம்”
  • Tamil: “புனித ஜார்ஜ் கோவில்”
  • Ukrainian: “Кафедральний собор святого Георгія”

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Highlights include St. Georges Cathedral Church of South India and USIS Library.

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