Church of Our Lady of Life
Our Lady of Life Church (Portuguese: Igreja da Nossa Senhora da Vida is a Roman Catholic Church in Ernakulam district, Mattancherry, Kerala, India. It was built in the 16th-century and practices under the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cochin.- Type: Church
- Description: Catholic church in Kerala, India
- Also known as: “Jeeva Matha Church”, “Jeevamatha Church”, “Our Lady of Life Church”, and “Our Lady of Life’s Church”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mattancherry Palace and Mattancherry Paradesi Synagogue.
Mattancherry Palace
Photo: Ranjithsiji, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Mattancherry Palace is a palace popularly known as the Dutch Palace, in Mattancherry, Kochi, in the Indian state of Kerala which features Kerala murals depicting portraits and exhibits of the Rajas of Kochi. Mattancherry Palace is situated 330 metres south of Church of Our Lady of Life.
Mattancherry Paradesi Synagogue
Synagogue
Photo: Oleg Yunakov, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Paradesi Synagogue or the Mattancherry Synagogue is a synagogue located in Mattancherry Jew Town, a suburb of the city of Kochi, Kerala, in India. It was built in 1568 A.D. by Samuel Castiel, David Belila, and Joseph Levi for the flourishing Paradesi Jewish community in Kochi. Mattancherry Paradesi Synagogue is situated 440 metres south of Church of Our Lady of Life.
Shri Gujarathi Vidyalaya High School, Mattancherry
School
Shri Gujarathi Vidhyalaya High School is one of the oldest schools in Kerala State, India. The school is managed by Shri Cochin Gujarathi Mahajan, Mattancherry. Shri Gujarathi Vidyalaya High School, Mattancherry is situated 470 metres southwest of Church of Our Lady of Life.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mattancherry and Panayapilly.
Mattancherry
Suburb
Photo: കാക്കര, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mattancherry is a historic ward of Kochi, Kerala. It is about 9 km south-west from the city centre. Mattanchery is home to many sites of historical and cultural significance, including the Paradesi Synagogue, which was the centre of life in the Jewish Quarter.
Panayapilly
Neighborhood
Panayapilly is a village in Ernakulam district near Fort Kochi in the Indian state of Kerala.
Old Kochi
Old Kochi is the tourist enclave of Kochi, and it is separated from Ernakulam by Vembanad Lake, one of the largest in India. It consists of Fort Kochi, Mattancherry and the surrounding islands.
Church of Our Lady of Life
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Kochi, Ernakulam District, Central Kerala, Kerala, Southern India, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
9.96129° or 9° 57′ 41″ northLongitude
76.25807° or 76° 15′ 29″ eastOpen location code
6JXRX765+G6OpenStreetMap ID
way 407920595OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q125018128
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In Other Languages
“Church of Our Lady of Life” goes by many names.
- Portuguese: “Igreja da Nossa Senhora da Vida”
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