A small church was first built on the site of this massive cathedral, 1km east of the Round, in 1585. Beyond its attractive wood-carved doors, sky-reaching whitewashed exterior and 1933 front chapel, it also has an underground shrine.
Our Lady of Lourdes Cathedral
Kerala
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