St.
Thomas' Cathedral is a beautiful structure that boasts of being the
first Anglican Church in Mumbai. Indeed, the church affirms the moral
roots of the budding British settlement in the Financial Hub of India.
Built in 1718, St Thomas Cathedral is to be found near Flora Fountain at
D.N. Road, in the Fort area of Bombay. In the year 2004, the cathedral
was selected for the UNESCO Asia-Pacific heritage conservation award.The church derived its name from St. Thomas - a disciple of Christ, who came to establish the faith of Christianity in the southwestern part of India, all along the Malabar Coast. The Cathedral of St. Thomas has been a calm and serene abode for scores of Britons, who were laid to rest beneath marble tablets imprinted with poignant elegies. The cathedral confine has a cemetery, which houses the tombstones of generals, clerks and young maids.
St. Thomas Cathedral draws a congregation of devotees from all parts of the country. At the time of Christmas and similar festivals, the church is festooned with buntings and decorations. Devotees as well as tourists visit St. Thomas Cathedral to spend some moments of peace and solitude. The marvelous architecture of the church is worth-seeing and admiring. On your trip to Mumbai, do pay a visit at this first Anglican church of Mumbai.