St. Sebastian Church, Papanasam

Shrine of St. Sebastian is a church in the town of Papanasam in the Thanjavur district of Tamil Nadu, India. It was constructed as a mud church in about 1870 by Fr. Abraham, the parish priest of Thiruvaiyaru. It was renovated by Abraham's successor Gabriel Playoust and consecrated on 20 January 1894. The church is known for the car festival during Easter. The church is a part of the diocese of Kumbakonam. It was bifurcated from the parish of Ayyampettai. Rev. Fr. Cyrian Kappen was the first parish priest. It started functioning as an independent parish from 1933 February 11 onwards.

Shrine of St. Sebastian, Papanasam
Location	Papanasam, Tamil Nadu
Country	India
Denomination	Roman Catholic
History
Dedication	St. Sebastian
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Administration
District	Thanjavur
Diocese	Kumbakonam
Clergy
Bishop(s)	Most Rev. Antonisamy Francis, D.D., S.T.L.
Rector	Rev. Fr. G. Gosman Arockiaraj

See also

• Christianity in India
• Christianity in Tamil Nadu
• Roman Catholic Marian churches
• Roman Catholicism in India
• Shrines to the Virgin Mary
• Our Lady of Good Health
• Poondi Matha Basilica(Our Lady of Lourdes Basilica, Poondi), Tamil Nadu, India
• Our Lady of Snows Basilica, Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu, India.
• Kamanayakkanpatti Church of Our Lady of Assumption (பரலோக மாதா திருத்தலம்)
• Our Lady of Snow Kallikulam (Our Lady of Snow Church, Kallikulam), Tamil Nadu, India.

Gallery

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  Inner View of St. Sebastian's Shrine
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External links

• "History - St. Sebastian Shrine - Papanasam".