St. Francis Church
Built by the Portuguese in 1503, St. Francis church is one of the oldest Christian structures in India.
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Date: February 13th 2008
With Christmas and New Year finally out of the way, we drew up plans to visit Kerala and Tamil Nadu. After so long a respite from 'life on the road', you might have thought that we would be ready to move on but we were strangely reluctant to do so. We had become comfortable in Goa. We knew the ropes and had gathered a small circle of friends. But eventually, after delaying as long as we could, ... read more
Date: February 13th 2008
With Christmas and New Year finally out of the way, we drew up plans to visit Kerala and Tamil Nadu. After so long a respite from 'life on the road', you might have thought that we would be ready to move on but we were strangely reluctant to do so. We had become comfortable in Goa. We knew the ropes and had gathered a small circle of friends. But eventually, after delaying as long as we could, ... read more
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No its not
This is not at all the oldest church in India! It seems the writer has very little knowledge of the history. What about the past 1500 history of christians in India ? The oldest Church in India is the St. Thomas Church at Thrissur, palyar built in 1st century AD by St. Thomas himself. for more information pls google up and find the truth, dont mislead the viewers with false informations.
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