Santa Cruz Basilica Chruch
Location
:
Fort Cochin, Kerala
Built by
:
Portuguese
Built In
:
1558 A.D.
Proclaimed Basilica In
:
1984 A.D
The Santa Cruz Basilica is a historic church that was built by the Portuguese. The church was elevated to a cathedral by Pope Paul IV in 1558 AD. In 1795 AD, it fell into the hands of the British when they took over Cochin and was demolished.
About a hundred years later, Bishop Dom Gomez Ferreira specially made a new building at the similar site in 1887 AD. The church was proclaimed a Basilica in 1984 by Pope John Paul II.
