Santa Cruz Cathedral Basilica Fort Kochi is a street art installation in Fort Kochi in Cochin. This place has 4089 reviews and an average rating of 4.5 of 5. This is a great rating.
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Very beautiful place....with Aesthetics and beautiful painting... peace within the place...clean area...british built building
Beautiful place but unfortunately it's closed these days due to covid and no visitors are allowed to enter the premises.
Historic place.The first Portuguese fort (Fort Manuel) in India was erected here, in 1503 after the Raja of Cochin granted permission to Captain Pedro Álvares Cabral.The first Portuguese church in India was also constructed here after destroying a mosque which stood inside the fort,at the entrance of the port.The materials from the demolished mosque were used for the construction of the new church dedicated to St.Bartholomew.Subsequently,in 1516-it was rebuilt and dedicated to St.Antony.This was later followed by the construction of the Church of Santa Cruz.In 1557,it was consecrated as the Cathedral of the Bishop of Cochin.The body of Vasco da Gama was buried here for 14 years from 1524 . This was the only church in Fort Cochin that was not demolished when the Dutch took control of Cochin in 1663.It was further renovated in 1779. The Dutch handed over the church to the Anglican Communion in 1804,who renamed it after St.Francis.
Most beautiful church in kochi, good atmosphere,one of the tourist attraction in Port kochi.
Address: Bastian St, Fort Nagar, Fort Kochi, Kochi, Kerala 682001 Opening Hours: Monday: Open 24 hoursTuesday: Open 24 hoursWednesday: Open 24 hoursThursday: Open 24 hoursFriday: Open 24 hoursSaturday: Open 24 hoursSunday: Open 24 hours Visit the website
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