Annai Velankanni Shrine receives minor basilica status
The Annai Velankanni Shrine has been declared a minor basilica, becoming the 30th basilica in the country. The available report from The Hindu provides no further information about the declaration, its date or the ceremony connected with the new status.
The Annai Velankanni Shrine has become a minor basilica, The Hindu reported. The designation makes it the 30th basilica in the country, according to the report. No further details about the declaration were provided in the supplied material.
The report does not identify the authority that granted the status, give the date of the announcement or describe any ceremony held to mark the change. It also does not provide information about the shrine’s location, its history or the reasons cited for its elevation. The available facts are limited to the new designation and its place among the country’s basilicas.
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