Puebla Cathedral: consecrated in 1649 by the bishop who left the city eighteen days later
Cathedral of Puebla, Mexico. Photo: Juan Carlos Fonseca Mata, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0. Zócalo di Puebla, Messico · […]
Sacred Heart Church, Manama: the oldest Catholic church still standing in the Gulf, built on land granted by Bahrain’s own ruler
Sacred Heart Church, Manama, Bahrain. Photo: Ciacho5, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0. Isa Al Kabeer Avenue, Manama, Bahrain ·
St. Mary’s Cathedral, Jaffna: the diocesan seat Tamil Catholics call “Periye Kovil,” the big church
Interior, St. Mary’s Cathedral, Jaffna (Gurunagar), Sri Lanka. Photo: Ghostface Buddha, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0. Gurunagar, Jaffna, Sri
Groote Kerk, Galle: built as a father’s thanksgiving for a daughter born after years of waiting
Groote Kerk (Dutch Reformed Church), Galle Fort, Sri Lanka. Photo: Dan arndt, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0. Galle Fort,
St. Paul’s Church, Kandy: an Anglican church built on former royal Kandyan palace ground, beside the Temple of the Tooth
St. Paul’s Church, Kandy, Sri Lanka. Photo: A.Savin, via Wikimedia Commons, Free Art License. Kandy, Sri Lanka · prima pietra
Christ Church, Lucknow: built after the 1857 siege as a memorial, not the church that endured it
Christ Church, Lucknow, India. Photo: DeepanjanGhosh, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0. Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India · costruita 1858-1860, consacrata
Christ Church, Shimla: the Anglican church of British India’s summer capital, on The Ridge
Christ Church, The Ridge, Shimla, India. Photo: Biswarup Ganguly, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0. Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India ·
Medak Cathedral: a church built to feed famine victims through their own labor, not through charity alone
Medak Cathedral, Telangana, India. Photo: Ashok Vootla, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0. Medak, Telangana, India · costruita 1914-1924 come
St. Mark’s Cathedral, Bengaluru: rebuilt twice after fire and collapse, its dome modeled on St Paul’s, London
St. Mark’s Cathedral, Bengaluru, India. Photo: Kanad Sanyal, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0. Bengaluru, India · costruita 1808-1812, distrutta
St. George’s Cathedral, Chennai: not the garrison church some accounts claim, but the birthplace of the Church of South India
St. George’s Cathedral, Chennai, India. Photo: Shyamal, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0. Chennai (Madras), India · costruita nel 1815,