Zion Church, Tranquebar
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Zion Church, Tranquebar is one of the earliest Protestant churches in India, built by Danish missionaries in the early 18th century and notable for its colonial-era architecture and historical significance.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| New Jerusalem Church, Tranquebar | 1 |
| Zion Church, Tranquebar canonical | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian religious building
ⓘ
Protestant church ⓘ historical monument ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | colonial architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Danish East India Company
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tranquebar Mission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtBy |
Danish missionaries
ⓘ
Danish-Halle Mission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionPeriod | early 18th century ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| denomination | Lutheran ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Danish Lutheran missionaries ⓘ |
| governingBody | local Lutheran church authorities ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
bell tower
ⓘ
colonial-era altar ⓘ simple rectangular nave ⓘ wooden pews ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
historical landmark
ⓘ
place of worship ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance |
early center of Protestant mission work in South India
ⓘ
symbol of early European Protestant presence in India ⓘ |
| heritage | Danish colonial heritage ⓘ |
| heritageCircuit | Tranquebar heritage trail ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | protected heritage structure (state level) ⓘ |
| isOneOf | earliest Protestant churches in India ⓘ |
| languageOfWorship |
Danish
ⓘ
English ⓘ Tamil ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Coromandel Coast
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nagapattinam district NERFINISHED ⓘ Tamil Nadu ⓘ Tharangambadi NERFINISHED ⓘ former Danish colony of Tranquebar ⓘ |
| near |
New Jerusalem Church, Tranquebar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tranquebar Fort (Fort Dansborg) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
association with Danish colonial history in India
ⓘ
being among the first Protestant churches in India ⓘ colonial-era church architecture ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| tourism | popular tourist attraction in Tharangambadi ⓘ |
| usedFor |
cultural and heritage tourism
ⓘ
regular church services ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
New Jerusalem Church, Tranquebar