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The Our Lady of Lourdes Church is a historic Roman Catholic Church situated at Kanajar near Karkala. The church was built in 1938.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Kanajar )〕 This church comes under Deanery of Karkala, Roman Catholic Diocese of Udupi. This church is dedicated to Our Lady of Lourdes. ==History== Before 1930, faithfulls residing at Kanajar as well from the surrounding villages Ninjoor, Palli, Kowdoor and Bailoor had to travel to the distant parishes of Attur Church or Moodubelle for their spiritual needs. Bearing this in mind, Rev. Fr. Cashmere Fernandes, the priest at Moodubelle parish, thought of establishing a parish in this area. Inspired by him, his assistant vicar Rev. Fr. William Antony Lewis took over the responsibility of the project. At the time, the villages of Kowdoor and Bailoor were affiliated to Attur Church, while the villages of Kanajar, Ninjoor and Palli were affiliated to Moodubelle parish. It was a daunting task at that time, to build a Christian organization amongst the other population. Fr. Lewis had chosen sites near Ninjoor as well near Palli. But when people came to know about the purpose, the other religious people set back from selling the land. But finally he managed to get a site near a place called "Madmalkal", which means Bride's Rock. The land measured 4 1/2 acre and was purchased from Das Hegde for an amount of Rs.240 in the year 1932. The amount was raised during the Confraternity feast of Moodubelle parish.〔 A well was dug and cemetery was formed on the land during this time. Rev. Fr. Salvadore D'Souza, the then vicar of Attur parish, suggested that the parish be devoted to Lady of Lourdes, which was subsequently sanctioned by Rev. Bishop Victor Rosario Fernandes. This is how the Lady of Lourdes became the patron of our parish. In the year 1933 a shelter was built by Fr. William Lewis. It was built out of wooden pillars and thatched roof. Every Sundays Fr. Lewis use to come from Hangarakatte, by walking, for performing the mass here. The first mass was performed on April 25, 1933. In the weekdays the structure was used for the primary schooling of the children. On 24 April 1934,the parish feast was celebrated for the first time in the history. Rev. Fr. Julian D'Souza presided over the mass, while the sermon was given by Fr. Denis Lewis. In the subsequent years, in the month of October, a caucus used to take place for the discussions on the parish feast and to decide its precentor. As the expense of luncheon for the priests attending the feast, ten families from each ward had to owe 8 annas. At the time the annual due towards the church was 1 rupee.〔 After two years, Fr. Lewis thought of building a chapel and the house for priest. A caucus was held, which was attended by the heads of several families. People promised full support for the cause. On February 25, 1934, the foundation stone was laid and was blessed by Rev.Bishop.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Kanajar」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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