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Best churches to visit in India

India’s churches reflect five centuries of Portuguese, British and local Christian history. Old Goa’s Basilica of Bom Jesus, holding the remains of Saint Francis Xavier, and the Sé Cathedral are World Heritage Sites; Kochi has the church where Vasco da Gama was first buried, and Kolkata, Chennai, Mumbai and Mysore have colonial and neo-Gothic cathedrals.

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Santa Cruz Basilica, Kochi

Kochi, India

Santa Cruz Cathedral Basilica stands in Fort Kochi, the historic district of Kochi in Kerala, southern India, and entry…

1 ticket or tour

Basilica of Bom Jesus

Goa, India

Entry is free and there is no ticket for the basilica. The art gallery upstairs, reached by a staircase in the…

No online ticket

Mount Mary Basilica, Bandra

Mumbai, India

The Basilica of Our Lady of the Mount, better known as Mount Mary Church, stands on a hillock about eighty metres above…

No online ticket

Se Cathedral

Goa, India

The Sé Cathedral, the Cathedral of Saint Catherine, stands in Old Goa, the former capital of Portuguese India, about…

No online ticket

St Andrews Church, Kolkata

Kolkata, India

Saint Andrew's Church, known as the Kirk, stands at the northern corner of Dalhousie Square, now called BBD Bagh,…

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St Francis Church, Kochi

Kochi, India

Saint Francis Church stands in Fort Kochi, the historic heart of Kochi in Kerala, southern India, a short walk from the…

No online ticket

St. Cajetan Church

Goa, India

Saint Cajetan stands in Old Goa, the abandoned Portuguese capital fifteen minutes inland from Panaji, among a group of…

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Most churches in India are free to enter and active, so visitors should dress modestly and respect services. The pages below explain the opening hours and the major feast days.

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