Santhome Cathedral Basilica
Neo-Gothic basilica built over the tomb traditionally held to be that of Saint Thomas the Apostle.
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This guide to Santhome Cathedral Basilica in Chennai follows the money behind the Gothic church you are standing in, rebuilt in the eighteen nineties over the tomb believed to hold Saint Thomas the Apostle. It turns on a retired Royal Engineers officer, a Bishop of Mylapore, a contractor racing toward Holy Week, and the estimates and receipts they left behind. Best heard inside the nave, where you can look up at the arches.
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