Ringeltaube Vethamonikam Memorial Church, Mylaudy

Ringeltaube Vethamonikam Memorial Church,[2][3] at Mylaudy in Kanyakumari district, Tamil Nadu, India, It's one of the largest and oldest churches in Asia. It's the cathedral of Kanyakumari Diocese, of the Church of South India (CSI).[4]

CSI Mylaudy
CSI District Church, Mylaudy
8.1574°N 77.5034°E / 8.1574; 77.5034
LocationMylaudy, Tamil Nadu
CountryIndia
Websitewww.csimylaudy.com
History
StatusCathedral
Founded1806
Founder(s)Rev. William Tobias Ringletaube, Vethamonikam Desikar
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architectural typeCathedral
StyleGothic
Administration
ProvinceChurch of South India (former: Church of England (LMS))
DioceseKanyakumari Diocese (former: South Travancore Diocese)
Clergy
Bishop(s)Most Rev. A. R. Chellaiah [1]
Priest(s)Rev. R.Christudhas
Assistant priest(s)Rev. A.Abraham Justin Kumar

In year 1996 Mylaudy Church was promoted as District Church.

On April 25, 2006 occasions of 200th Ringeltaube & Vethamonikam Memorable Day mylaudy Church was Promoted as Cathedral of Kanyakumari Diocese and South Travancore Diocese.


At present, This Single Seed (Mylaudy CSI Church) has spread like a Banyan tree and have been grown into three Diocese/congregations (Kanyakumari Diocese, South Kerala Diocese, Kollam-Kottarakkara Diocese).

  • front view of church
    front view of church
  • Church Decorated by lights
    Church Decorated by lights
  • Rev. William Tobias Ringletaube
    Rev. William Tobias Ringletaube
  • Maharasan Vethamonikam Desikar
    Maharasan Vethamonikam Desikar
  • Rev. Ringletaube missionary's House
    Rev. Ringletaube missionary's House
  • History Pillar of Mylaudy Church
    History Pillar of Mylaudy Church
  • Vethamonikam Memorial hall (Museum)
    Vethamonikam Memorial hall (Museum)
  • Mylaudy church -1809 (First Protestant Church of South Travancore)
    Mylaudy church -1809 (First Protestant Church of South Travancore)
  • Possibly the last letter of Rev. Ringletaube to London Mission Society, His Younger Sister and Engaged Wife to explain her illness and Growth of Christian Communities in South Travancore (Dated on 24 September 1816, from Malacca)
    Possibly the last letter of Rev. Ringletaube to London Mission Society, His Younger Sister and Engaged Wife to explain her illness and Growth of Christian Communities in South Travancore (Dated on 24 September 1816, from Malacca)
  • Altar in CSI Mylaudy
    Altar in CSI Mylaudy
  • Diwan Veluthampi
    Diwan Veluthampi
  • Colin Macaulay
    Colin Macaulay

References
  1. "CSI Kanyakumari Diocese".
  2. "CSI Mylaudy | Home". www.csimylaudy.com.
  3. "CHURCHES | CSI KANYAKUMARI DIOCESE". www.csikkd.org.
  4. London Missionary Society, ed. (1869). Fruits of Toil in the London Missionary Society. London: John Snow & Co. p. 58.


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