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Cathedral School is a school established and administered by the Catholic Diocese of Lucknow, India, a religious and charitable society engaged in educational, medical and social work in eight districts of Lucknow. It is registered under the Registration of Societies Act No. XXI of 1860. The school is situated in the centre of Hazratganj.
In 1860, Christ Church, situated towards the east of G.P.O. in Hazratganj, was built as a memorial to the dead of the Mutiny for their unparalleled bravery, it was originally known as the Church of England and was designed by General Hutchinson. It has the characteristic plan of construction in the form of a cross - the symbol of Christ's ...
Hazratganj, is the downtown and main shopping hub of Lucknow, the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. In addition to bazaars , it also contains shopping complexes, restaurants, hotels, theatres, cafés and many offices.
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.28 to 1.39 billion baptized Catholics worldwide as of 2024. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 9 ] It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions and has played a prominent role in the history and development of Western civilization .
India, with 34 churches officially designated as basilicas, is the country with the most basilicas in Asia. The Basilica is a title given to certain Catholic churches. By canon law of the church, no church can be honoured with the title unless by an apostolic grant or from immemorial custom. [1]
The Basilica of Our Lady of Graces, also known as Churches among the Churches, is dedicated to the Virgin Mary. The church was built by Begum Samru, a Muslim Nautch girl of 14 who married a European mercenary soldier, Walter Reinhardt Sombre. [2] Samru converted to Roman Catholicism in 1781 and adopted the name Joanna Nobilis.
Holy Cross Church, Kurla. Kurla: Holy Cross; Kurla: St. Joseph; Kurla: St. Jude, Jari-Mari; Chembur East: Our Lady of Perpetual Succour, Diamond Garden; Chembur East ...
Built in 1913 by the first Catholic missionaries to these hills, the Salvatorians from Germany (of the Society of the Divine Saviour), it was the first Catholic Cathedral Church in what was then the Apostolic Prefecture of Assam. Construction of the new church of Mary Help of Christians began on the same site on 25 October 1936. The earlier ...