Santa Cruz Cathedral Basilica

The Santa Cruz Cathedral Basilica, 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.
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Wikipedia
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Catholic
  • Description: church in Kerala, India
  • Also known as: “Santa Cruz Basilica” and “Santa Cruz Cathedral Basilica, Kochi”
  • Address: KB Jacob Road, Kochi, Fort Kochi, Ernakulam, KL

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Church of Saint Francis, Kochi and Fort Kochi Beach.

Church
Photo: Ranjithsiji, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 . is situated 230 metres northwest of Santa Cruz Cathedral Basilica.

Beach
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is a beach along the Arabian Sea, situated in the neighbourhood of the city of Kochi in , . is situated 410 metres northwest of Santa Cruz Cathedral Basilica.

Ruins
Photo: Challiyan, CC BY 2.5.
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 450 metres west of Santa Cruz Cathedral Basilica.

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 .

Santa Cruz Cathedral Basilica

Latitude
9.96484° or 9° 57′ 53″ north
Longitude
76.2428° or 76° 14′ 34″ east
Open location code
6JXRX67V+W4
Open­Street­Map ID
way 52981122
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­catholic
Wiki­data ID
Q2942478
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Santa Cruz Cathedral Basilica” goes by many names.

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