Church of St. Francis of Assisi, Farangipet

Church of St. Francis of Assisi (Portuguese: Igreja de São Francisco de Assis, Farangipet) is a Roman Catholic Church situated at Farangipet in the Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka, India.[1] It was built by the Portuguese in 1568 and was then part of the erstwhile South Canara district. It received mention by the Italian traveller Pietro Della Valle, who visited Mangalore in 1623.[2]

Notes

  1. ↑ Monteiro, John B. (7 September 2005). "Monti Fest Originated at Farangipet – 240 Years Ago!". Daijiworld Media Pvt Ltd Mangalore. Retrieved 10 March 2011.
  2. ↑ Raviprasad Kamila (27 November 2004). "The holy heritage". The Hindu. Retrieved 23 August 2008.

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