When you walk along the quiet Beach Road in Tuticorin, you are engulfed by the radiance of the Basilica of Our Lady of Snows. It is a magnificent Portuguese style Basilica that is more than 400 years old, and it houses the Lady of Snows who is known to guard the villages along the coast in this region. The imposing structure is white and blue in colour, and has exquisite architectural beauty.
Do read more - official website http://www.snowsbasilica.com/history.html
According to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Our_Lady_of_Snows_Basilica , the Church was given the status of Basilica by Pope John Paul II, when it celebrated it's 400th anniversary in 1982.
Hey, you're back!! :) I've been dropping by the past few days to see if you had something new :)
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