Basilica of Our Lady of Good Health

The Basilica of Our Lady of Good Health, also known as Sanctuary of Our Lady of Velankanni, is a Christian shrine located at the town of , , .
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  • Type: Church
  • Description: church in Tamil Nadu, India
  • Also known as: “Shrine Basilica of Our Lady of Health Vailankanni” and “Velanganni Madha Kovil”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Velankanni railway station.

Railway station
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is an NSG–5 category Indian railway station in Tiruchirappalli railway division of Southern Railway zone. It is a terminal station in town in the Indian state of . is situated 1 km northwest of Basilica of Our Lady of Good Health.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Velankanni and Kameswaram.

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is a special grade town panchayat in in the Indian state of . It lies on the of the , 350 km south of , 12 km south of , and 33 km southeast of .

Village
is a coastal village in the Nagapattinam District of state in . It is referred to as Thirupoondi East in government records. is situated 6 km south of Basilica of Our Lady of Good Health.

Town
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is a city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and the administrative headquarters of . The town came to prominence during the period of Medieval Cholas and served as their important port for commerce and east-bound naval expeditions. is situated 9 km north of Basilica of Our Lady of Good Health.

Basilica of Our Lady of Good Health

Latitude
10.68025° or 10° 40′ 49″ north
Longitude
79.84964° or 79° 50′ 59″ east
Open location code
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Open­Street­Map ID
way 672541959
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Wiki­data ID
Q3038877
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In Other Languages

From Egyptian Arabic to Telugu—“Basilica of Our Lady of Good Health” goes by many names.
  • Egyptian Arabic: “بازيليك سيده الصحه الجيده”
  • French: “basilique Notre-Dame de Bonne Santé”
  • French: “Basilique Notre-Dame de Bonne Santé”
  • French: “Basilique Notre-Dame-de-Bonne-Santé”
  • German: “Marienbasilika von Velankanni”
  • Goan Konkani: “Vailankanni Saibinniche Basilika”
  • Indonesian: “Basilika Bunda Maria dari Kesehatan yang Baik”
  • Indonesian: “Basilika Bunda Velangkanni Bunda Penyembuh”
  • Italian: “basilica di Nostra Signora della Salute”
  • Italian: “Basilica di Nostra Signora della Salute”
  • Lithuanian: “Marijos Bazilika”
  • Lithuanian: “Velankanio Marijos bazilika”
  • Malay: “Basilika Perawan Maria Kesihatan Baik”
  • Malayalam: “Basilica of Our Lady of Good Health”
  • Malayalam: “ബസിലിക്ക ഓഫ് ഔവർ ലേഡി ഓഫ് ഗുഡ് ഹെൽത്ത്”
  • Malayalam: “വേളാങ്കണ്ണി പള്ളി”
  • Polish: “Bazylika Matki Bożej Dobrego Zdrowia”
  • Polish: “Sanktuarium Matki Bożej z Velankanni”
  • Portuguese: “Basílica de Nossa Senhora da Boa Saúde”
  • Romanian: “Bazilica Maicii Domnului a Sănătății”
  • Spanish: “basílica de Nuestra Señora de la Salud”
  • Spanish: “Basílica de Nuestra Señora de la Salud”
  • Tamil: “தூய ஆரோக்கிய அன்னை திருத்தலம், வேளாங்கண்ணி”
  • Tamil: “தூய ஆரோக்கிய அன்னை திருத்தலம்”
  • Tamil: “வேளாங்கண்ணி மாதா கோவில்”
  • Telugu: “బసిలికా ఆఫ్ అవర్ లేడీ ఆఫ్ గుడ్ హెల్త్”

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Highlights include Ave Maria Shrine Office and Grotto.

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