St Michael Church – Anjuna

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1. I  wish to bring to your  notice the intention of the church
   authorities to demolish St. Michael’s cathedral of coimbatore
   which is 165 yeas old and build a new one, at the cost of more
   than 10/12 crores.
   i am enclosing the written petition send to the high court and
   the injunction given by the high  court of Chennai:
   I am originally from Coimbatore and belong to the cathedral
   parish. i have been living here in Rome for the past 46 years

   St. Michael’s
   Cathedral is the Cathedral Church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of
   Coimbatore that stands tall as a major landmark in faith and
   worship. The Cathedral is placed in the centre of the city of
   Coimbatore and the campus has the magnificent old church and the
   venue that is vast enough to accommodate a huge gathering.
   
   Historical importance:
   Most Rev. Dr. Marion Bresillac was consecrated as the first Bishop
   of Coimbatore on 4. 10. 1846. In remembrance of his native patron
   St. Michael, he decided to dedicate the diocese and its Cathedral
   to St. Michael and so it is the St. Michael’s Cathedral now. He
   also planned to construct the Cathedral as the replica of St.
   Peter’s Basilica in Rome. When the design was planned accordingly,
   His Lordship laid the foundation stone for the Cathedral in 1850,
   in Coimbatore. The construction of the Cathedral took 17 long
   years and it was successfully completed with the help of
   “Propaganda Fide”, ‘which offered 50,000 franks and it was blessed
   by Most Rev. Dr. Depomier, the third bishop of Coimbatore on 28th
   April 1867

   I
   am have also come to know:
   Any church more than a hundred years old is a heritage building.
   It has to be included in the list of heritage buildings by the
   Local Authority in the case of Madras it is the Chennai
   Metropolitan Development Authority. It must be the Local Planning
   Authority in the case of Coimbatore headed by the Collector. Once
   it is in the list of heritage buildings, it can only be
   conserved/restored according to archaeological principles

   I do kindly
   request your intervention as well.
   with out any sort of personal interest, i am writting this to you
   for a social cause..
   Please try to  forward this mail to all your friends and person
   you think can do something to prevent this demolition
   Let us do our best.

   Thanking you,

   Thomas G. Rathina Raj

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