Little Mount Shrine

Little Mount Shrine
Little Mount Shrine
13°01′00″N 80°13′37″E / 13.0166448°N 80.2269111°E / 13.0166448; 80.2269111
LocationChinnamalai, Tamil Nadu
CountryIndia
DenominationCatholic
Websitelittlemountshrine.com
Not to be confused with St. Thomas Mount National Shrine Basilica.

The Little Mount Shrine is a church located on a hillock in Chinnamalai, Tamil Nadu. It is dedicated to St. Thomas and to Our Lady of Health. There is a cave on Little Mount where, according to tradition, St. Thomas lived for some time as a refuge from persecution. Two churches stand on the hill today. One is the old Portuguese-built church dedicated to Our Lady of Good Health, which was built in 1551. The cave is accessible through this church. The other is a newer church built in 1971 or 1972, replacing the older parish church.

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