Sacred Heart Church, Chandannagar (l'Eglise du Sacré Cœur), is a heritage church situated at Chandannagar in Hooghly district of Indian state of West Bengal.[1] It is under the supervision of West Bengal Heritage Commission.[2] The structure is an authentic expression of French architectural style in India.[3][4]

The Sacred Heart Church

History

Sacred Heart Church in Chandannagar
Front view, and visitors at the Sacred Heart Church in Chandannagar, March 2023.

The Sacred Heart Church was inaugurated on 27 January 1884 by Paul Goethals, the Archbishop of Calcutta.[5] Construction started in 1875, during the rule of the French East India Company in Chandannagar, and was completed in 1884 at the instance of Rev. M. Barthet, assisted by his brother Joachim.[2] It was designed by French architect Jacques Duchatz.[6][7]

References

  1. ↑ "Explore heritage along the Hooghly, bend by bend". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Sacred Heart Church". West Bengal Heritage Commission. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  3. ↑ Pinakpani (15 December 2019), English: Sacred Heart Church in Chandannagar, the then French colony, Hooghly, West Bengal, retrieved 21 May 2022
  4. ↑ Our Story So Far 8. Pearson Education India. ISBN 978-81-317-1496-6.
  5. ↑ "Chandannagar's French Buildings Up For Restoration". outlookindia.com. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  6. ↑ Bhattacharya, Narendranath. Hooghly Jelar Purakirti. West Bengal State Archeology. p. 65.
  7. ↑ Mukhopadhyay, Tathagata (24 October 2015). The Fountain Pen Plus Five. Partridge Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4828-5608-8.

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