St. Anthony's Basilica, Dornahalli

St. Anthony's Basilica in Dornahalli, Karnataka is a Catholic shrine dedicated to St. Anthony of Padua.[1]

St. Anthony's Minor Basilica
LocationDornahalli, Karnataka
CountryIndia
DenominationCatholic
History
StatusBasilica
DedicationSt. Anthony of Padua
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Administration
DeaneryHunsur
DioceseMysore

Around 200 years ago, a farmer ploughing his field in Dornahalli unearthed a wooden statue of St. Anthony of Padua.[2] the farmer built a small place of worship in honour of the saint. A large church was built at the site in the middle of 19th century and another in 1920. When this church was in a dilapidated condition, it was demolished and rebuilt in 1969. However, the facade from the 1920 church was renovated and retained. This church in the shape of a Tau (English alphabet T) cross and can accommodate a thousand people. It also houses a small relic of St. Anthony brought from Italy.

Pope Francis granted the title of Minor Basilica to the shrine through a decree dated 17 October 2019.[3][4]

References
  1. "St Anthony's Minor Basilica, Dornahalli, Mysore". February 13, 2018.
  2. "A place that has a special meaning". Deccan Herald. 2019-03-24. Retrieved 2020-06-23.
  3. "Mysuru: St Antony's Shrine Dornahalli granted title of Minor Basilica". www.daijiworld.com.
  4. "St Anthony's Minor Basilica, Dornahalli". November 11, 2019.

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