Coordinates: 8°19′01″N 77°34′40″E / 8.316895°N 77.577703°E / 8.316895; 77.577703

St. Joseph Shrine, Panagudi

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St. Joseph Shrine, Panagudi
File:Saint Joseph Shrine.jpg
Front view of the Shrine
Religion
AffiliationRoman Catholic
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusShrine
Year consecrated1976
Location
LocationPanagudi, Tamil Nadu
Geographic coordinates8°19′01″N 77°34′40″E / 8.316895°N 77.577703°E / 8.316895; 77.577703
Architecture
StyleModern
Website
StJosephShrine

St. Joseph Shrine, Panagudi is a shrine dedicated to Saint Joseph under the Diocese of Tuticorin in Tamil Nadu.

History

A church of Saint Joseph was built in the 1870s[1][dead link] and renovated in 1891 and 1892, when the church was in the Kaavalkinaru parish. Panagudi was established as an independent parish on 24 December 1939. During the period from 1972 to 1981 the current church was built and consecrated.

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