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Christian Sculpture in India that emerged during the colonial rule that reflects Indo Saracenic style of architecture.

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Christian Sculpture, Indian SculptureChristian Sculpture and architecture arrived in the sub continent with the emergence of the British Raj. The colonial architecture soon gathered momentum and a number of monuments were constructed by following a new style: Indo Saracenic. In fact the Indian churches have been built by following this Indian school of architecture. However it would be wrong to deduce that the Christian sculptures and architecture only followed the British style.

The colonial architecture in India also reveals the impact of the Dutch visitors. Especially, down south, the religious monuments have been consecrated by following the Portuguese idiom. The Indian religious sculptures that followed the colonial vocabulary had a number of similarities with the Gothic style of architecture that evolved in Europe. The churches were adorned with the remarkable wooden sculptures at the altars. These sculptures essentially reflected the Indo-Christian style.

The Christian sculptures of the following monuments offer a more comprehensive notion about the Christian art and architecture that developed in India:

Basilica of Bom Jesus, Panaji Malayatoor Church, Kochi Christ Church, Lucknow
Se Cathedral, Panaji St. Mary`s Valiyapally, Kottayam All Saints Cathedral, Allahabad
Gundala Church, Vijayawada Santa Cruz Basillica, Kochi Parumala Church, Tiruvallur
Medak Church, Medak St. Francis Church, Kochi St.Mary`s Church (Manarkad), Kottayam
St. Joseph`s Cathedral, Hyderabad Afghan Memorial Church, Mumbai St.George Church (Puthupally), Kottayam
St. Mary`s Church, Hyderabad Cathedral Church of St. Thomas, Mumbai St.Mary`s Church (Niranam), Tiruvallur
Church of the Sacred Heart, New Delhi Holy Christ Church, Mahabaleshwar St. Mary`s Church (Bharananganam), Kottayam
Cathedral Church of the Redemption, New Delhi Mount Mary Church, Mumbai St.George Church (Kadamattom), Ernakulam
The Chapel of Our Lady of The Mount, Panaji Christ The King Church, Chennai St. George Church (Edappally), Ernakulam
Chapel of St. Catherine, Panaji Luz Church, Chennai St. Ignatius Church (Manjinikkara), Pathanamthitta
Church and Convent of St. Monica, Panaji Kandal Cross Shrine, Udagamandalam St. George Church (Edathala), Tiruvallur
Church of Our Lady of The Rosary, Panaji San Thome Cathedral Basilica, Chennai Bandel Church, Kolkata
Church of St. Cajetan, Panaji St. Andrew`s Church, Chennai St. Mary`s Church (Kalloopara), Tiruvallur
Church of St. Francis of Assisi, Panaji St. Mary`s Church, Chennai St. John`s Church, Bengaluru
Church of St. Francis Xavier, Panaji Velankanni Church, Nagapattinam St. Mary`s Basilica, Bengaluru
Church of The Carmelites, Panaji St. Peter`s Church, Allahabad St. Mark`s Cathedral, Bengaluru
Church of St John of God, Panaji St. Joseph`s Church, Gorakhpur St. Bartholomew`s Church, Mysore
Church of The Cross Of Miracles, Panaji St. Joseph`s Church, Allahabad All Saints Church, Bengaluru
Royal Chapel of St. Anthony, Panaji St. John`s Church, Meerut St. Thomas Ecumenical Church, Pathanamthitta
Christ Church and St Michael`s Cathedral, Shimla St. George`s Church, Agra Mar Gregorios Orthodox Church, New Delhi
The Christ Church, Kasauli Sardhana Church, Meerut Christ Church, Noida
St. Francis Church, Dalhousie Kanpur Memorial Church, Kanpur Our Lady of Snows Basilica, Tuticorin
St. John`s Church in Wilderness, Dharamshala Jamuna Church, Allahabad St. Thomas Orthodox (Valiyapally Ranni), Pathanamthitta
St. Philomena`s Church, Mysore Holy Trinity Church, Allahabad Centenary Baptist Church, Warangal



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