Inaugurated on Christmas Day 1718, St Thomas is set to celebrate its 300th anniversary on December 25 this year. This is the main Anglican house of worship in the city where the bishop conducts Christmas service. St Thomas Cathedral is intricately interlinked with the history of Bombay. The ‘church’ in Churchgate comes from the cathedral being visible from the station.
On April 21, 2018, parish priest Rev. Avinash Rangayya and Dr Kamal Jadhav, who is a member of the celebration committee, led 25 visitors including several Parsi heritage enthusiasts on a tour of the church. Over the decades the beautiful church has been restored by various conservation experts, interestingly all women.
The Cathedral Tower once served as a lighthouse for sailors at sea. Inside the Cathedral are memorials to scores of young soldiers who died in the First World War.
Source: TOI
