Milagres Church | Hampankatta | Mangalore, Karnataka
The Milagres Church (Church of Our Lady of Miracles) is a historic Roman Catholic Church situated in the Hampankatta locality of Mangalore. It is one of the oldest churches in Dakshina Kannada.
The church was built in 1680 by Bishop Thomas de Castro. In 1784, during the Second Anglo-Mysore War Tipu Sultan destroyed 27 churches including the Milagres Church.
After Tipu was killed by the British during the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War, baker Lawrence Bello built a chapel to replace the demolished church.
Present structure : After that the facade of the church collapsed, following which then incumbent Parish priest Fr. Frank Pereira erected the present church structure.
Map: https://goo.gl/maps/TX58U32kf1oWJQws6
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