Our Lady of Snows, Kallikulam

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Church of Our Lady of Snow Kallikulam
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8°21′09″N 7°39′48″E / 8.352401°N 7.66346°E / 8.352401; 7.66346Coordinates: 8°21′09″N 7°39′48″E / 8.352401°N 7.66346°E / 8.352401; 7.66346
Location	Kallikulam, Tamil Nadu
Country	India
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Website	http://athisayapanimatha.com/ http://www.panimatha.com
History
Founded	1770; 251 years ago (1770)
Dedication	St. Mary
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Style	Gothic

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The Church of Our Lady of Snow is a Roman Catholic Marian church in Kallikulam, Tirunelveli district,[Tuticorin diocese], Tamil Nadu, India. It is one of the Catholic pilgrimage centres in India dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary. In Tamil 'Pani' means 'Snow' and 'Matha' means 'Mother'.^[1][2][3]

History[]

People inhabited Kallikulam as early as 1700 AD. In 1770 AD, a thatched church was built in the name of Holy Mary by village people. In 1884, Kallikulam villagers and Jesuit Missionaries decided to build a new church at Kallikulam for Mother Mary. In 1886, a church was constructed in that place and consecrated to Our Lady of Snow.

Annual feast[]

Every year, the annual feast of Our Lady of Snow is celebrated from 27 July to 5 August.

Apparition[]

An oral tradition in Tamil Nadu states that on 29 March 1939 around 6.30 pm, six young people claim that they saw the Mother Mary appear on a hill near to the Church.^{[citation needed]}People from different part of India visit Apparition hill on first Saturday of every month.

See also[]

• Roman Catholic Marian churches
• Marian apparitions

References[]

External links[]

Media related to Our Lady of Snows, Kallikulam at Wikimedia Commons

• athisayapanimatha.com
• panichaaral.com
• Panimatha.com
• Kallikulam.com