Holy Trinity Church – Rana Safvi https://ranasafvi.com A blog exploring India's Ganga Jamuni Tehzeeb or its rich multi plural multi cultural heritage via its adab, tehzeeb & tareekh Sun, 24 Jun 2018 05:04:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 https://ranasafvi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/image-7-75x75.jpg Holy Trinity Church – Rana Safvi https://ranasafvi.com 32 32 179612229 Holy Trinity Church, Delhi https://ranasafvi.com/holy-trinity-church-delhi/ https://ranasafvi.com/holy-trinity-church-delhi/#respond Sun, 24 Jun 2018 04:08:28 +0000 http://ranasafvi.com/holy-trinity-church-delhi/ Tucked away behind a board next to the Dargah of Hazrat Turkman is the Holy Trinity Church

It was built in 1905 and is unique for its half domes. This church was supposed to be built near Ajmeri Gate but shifted to present location when an underground medieval reservoir was discovered while the foundations were being dug

According to Sir Edward Maclagan, says a Delhi Archdiocese publication, there were 120 Catholics in Delhi during Shah Jahan’s reign in 1650. Their number went up to 300 by 1686 when Aurangzeb was on the throne. Two priests looked after them.

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