Santhome Basilica
One of only three churches in the world built over the tomb of an apostle, in this case Thomas.
- Where
- Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 13.0336, 80.2778
Get the Santhome Basilica stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Santhome Basilica. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Tamil Nadu volume with your photos and a note.
Near Santhome Basilica
Kapaleeshwarar Temple 0.8 km
A Dravidian temple in Mylapore with a gopuram covered in painted figures, rebuilt in the sixteenth century.
Parthasarathy Temple 2.3 km
An eighth century Pallava foundation at Triplicane, to Krishna as Arjuna's charioteer.
Marina Beach 2.4 km
Thirteen kilometres of sand along the Bay of Bengal, one of the longest urban beaches anywhere.
Thousand Lights Mosque 3.4 km
A Shia mosque of 1810 named for the lamps it took to light the assembly hall.
Elliot's Beach 4.1 km
Besant Nagar, and the Karl Schmidt memorial.
Valluvar Kottam 4.5 km
A temple chariot in concrete, with all thirteen hundred couplets.
The Island, Chennai 4.6 km
An island made on purpose in the Cooum in the early 1800s, in the middle of Chennai.
Government Museum Egmore 4.8 km
The Amaravati sculptures and the Chola bronzes.
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Questions
Where is Santhome Basilica?
Santhome Basilica is in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Kapaleeshwarar Temple (0.8 km), Parthasarathy Temple (2.3 km), Marina Beach (2.4 km).
How do I get the Santhome Basilica stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Santhome Basilica and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Tamil Nadu volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Santhome Basilica before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Tamil Nadu volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
Collect your first stamp.
LOQAH is free on iPhone and Android, in India and 20 more countries, with more countries on the way. Stand at a place, collect its stamp, and keep every trip in a passport that grows.