Sunday, June 22, 2014

St. Joseph’s Church, Aluva

St. Joseph’s Pontifical Seminary at Aluva is a major seminary of the Syro-Malabar Church of the St. Thomas Christians. 



The seminary has a cemetery that is a nice sturdy structure. This is a huge chapel which has been painted white in the interiors.



The church has beautiful and colrful stained glass windows. One of the colorful glass winow has Aeterni Sacerdotii on display.


X'mas is celebrated with great fan fare here.

39 comments:

Kathy said...

I just love touring old churches with so much history. The gothic design is wonderful, just lovely. I have come over from Dear Little Red House for the first time. Enjoy your travels. Kathy

Anonymous said...

interesting!

eileeninmd said...

The seminary is a beautiful building and I love the stained glass windows. Great photos, thanks for sharing.

P.N. Subramanian said...

Imposing !

Karen said...

I've always admired stained glass windows. These are lovely!

Rajlakshmi said...

I find churches very peaceful and beautiful. This is a lovely Church.

Muza-chan said...

Beautiful...

Anonymous said...

This church looks really pretty. The stained glass windows are lovely.

Anonymous said...

Fabulous shots!

Kalpana said...

What a lovely church. Where exactly is Aluva?

Noel Morata said...

Beautiful, love the details

Joe Todd said...

Neat post love the stained glass

Anonymous said...

Wonderful shots.

Pat @ Mille Fiori Favoriti said...

This is a beautiful church, Rajesh! I like to see the variety or colors and workmanship in stained glass windows

Marlene said...

The interior of the church looks like the one we have in our churches but the exterior is quite different, it resembles the churches in Europe. Captivating photos!

carol l mckenna said...

Marvelous shots of the church ~ beautiful! for OWT ~ thanks, ^_^

artmusedog and carol ( A Creative Harbor)

Carver said...

That's a beautiful Church.

Photo Cache said...

a must visit when in that place.

K V V S MURTHY said...

Gorgeous construction..Thanks for sharing.

Arija said...

I love the peace in religious buildings, especially old churches and temples. Nicely presented.

Krishna/കൃഷ്ണ said...

Beautiful church

thanks

Leovi said...

Yes, wonderful photos, I really like the beauty of this great church!

Fun60 said...

Such a British looking church.

Louisette said...

Very lovely church

Lowell said...

It is very impressive and your photos show it off well! I'm always amazed at how much money and work goes into religious structures all over the world.

islandwonder said...

What a beautiful building! Great shots.

Jeevan said...

Very beautiful church and marvelously built! Nice description

Ann said...

Xtay beautiful
Ann

Reader Wil said...

It looks like a cathedral.Thanks for showing!
Have a great week.
Wil, ABCW Team

Leslie: said...

It must be a very moving service there at Xmas.

Leslie
abcw team

Roger Owen Green said...

Impressive structure!
ROG, ABCW

Ann, Chen Jie Xue 陈洁雪 said...

what proportion are Christians in India.

AmitAag said...

Great pics of a grand church!

Anonymous said...

Such a beautiful church...

Neha Sharma said...

nice pictures...

Tomichan Matheikal said...

Looks grand

Yogi Saraswat said...

Wonderful shots indded

provoqd said...

Hi,

The church certainly looks beautiful. You've given me another addition to my bucket list.
Thanks for the clicks.

Regards

Jay
My Blog

Online Journalist said...

Great pictures. Pious atmosphere. Thanks for sharing.