Santa Cruz Basilica

E295660
Roman Catholic church basilica minor basilica

Santa Cruz Basilica is a historic Roman Catholic church in Kochi, India, renowned for its Gothic architecture, ornate interiors, and status as one of the oldest churches in the country.

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All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Santa Cruz Basilica canonical 2

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman Catholic church ⓘ
basilica ⓘ
minor basilica ⓘ
archdiocese Diocese of Cochin ⓘ
surface form: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Verapoly
architecturalStyle Gothic Revival architecture ⓘ
Gothic architecture ⓘ
builtUnderAuthorityOf Francisco de Almeida ⓘ
surface form: Dom Francisco de Almeida

King Manuel I of Portugal ⓘ
consecrated 1905 ⓘ
country India ⓘ
demolished 1795 ⓘ
demolishedBy British authorities ⓘ
denomination Latin Church worldwide ⓘ
surface form: Latin Church
diocese Diocese of Cochin ⓘ
surface form: Roman Catholic Diocese of Cochin
elevatedToBasilica 1984 ⓘ
elevatedToBasilicaBy Pope John Paul II ⓘ
elevatedToCathedral 1558 ⓘ
elevatedToCathedralBy Pope Paul IV ⓘ
floorPlanType cruciform ⓘ
foundedBy Portuguese missionaries ⓘ
founder Franciscan friars ⓘ
hasAltar main high altar ⓘ
hasFacadeType twin-spired facade ⓘ
hasSideAltars yes ⓘ
heritageDesignation basilica ⓘ
locatedIn Fort Kochi ⓘ
India ⓘ
Kerala ⓘ
Kochi ⓘ
material lime plaster ⓘ
stone ⓘ
notableFeature Italian-style frescoes ⓘ
large Gothic-style spires ⓘ
ornate interiors ⓘ
painted ceilings ⓘ
stained glass windows ⓘ
oneOfTheOldestChurchesIn India ⓘ
originalConstructionEnd 1505 ⓘ
originalConstructionStart 1505 ⓘ
originalName Santa Cruz Church ⓘ
reconstructionCompletion 1905 ⓘ
reconstructionStart 1887 ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
rite Roman Rite ⓘ
status cathedral church of the Diocese of Cochin ⓘ
touristAttraction yes ⓘ
usedFor cultural events ⓘ
religious services ⓘ
tourism ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Cochin → hasHistoricalStructure → Santa Cruz Basilica ⓘ
Fort Kochi → hasLandmark → Santa Cruz Basilica ⓘ