St. Thomas Mount Church | Chennai | Guindy | 4K Video

St. Thomas Mount, the Holy Hill with it's spiritual, historical and Architectural importance just completed celebrating the Quincentennial year. The yearlong celebrations were launched by His Excellency Most Rev Leopoldo Girelli, Nuncio for India and Nepal, on this Holy Hill. The Church was built by the Portuguese in the year 1523 and they dedicated the Shrine to “Our Lady of Expectation”. The Shrine has seen 500 years of uninterrupted liturgical celebrations with Holy masses and related liturgical activities on a day-to-day basis. This is the Holy Hill where St. Thomas the Apostle shed his blood as a brave martyr in the year 72 AD. History and tradition points to a pedestal that was built in 105 AD and it is on that very spot that St. Thomas Mount National Shrine was built. Hence this Holy Hill has been attracting pilgrims, visitors and tourists from Local and international destinations all through the year