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| address = Orur (Oriyur), Ramnad District, Tamil Nadu, India, PIN 623406
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The '''Basilica of St. John de Britto''' is a Catholic church and pilgrimage centre in [[Tamil Nadu]]. The church was built over the site of the martyrdom of [[John de Britto|St. John de Britto]] in [[Orur|Oriyur]]. The church has two tall towers that are visible from afar.<ref name=ShrineWebsite />

The foundation of the church was laid in 1948 and the church was completed in 1960.<ref name=ShrineWebsite>{{cite web|title=About the shrine |url=https://www.johndebrittoshrine.com/copy-of-contact |website=www.johndebrittoshrine.com |access-date=3 April 2024}}</ref> On 5 December 2023, it was announced that [[Pope Francis]] had bestowed the status of a [[minor basilica]] on the church.<ref>{{cite news |title=The Shrine of St. John de Britto is Now a Minor Basilica |url=https://jivanmagazine.com/the-shrine-of-st-john-de-britto-is-now-a-minor-basilica/ |access-date=3 April 2024 |work=Jivan Magazine |date=22 January 2024}}</ref>

==References==
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==Further reading==
* {{cite journal |last1=Raj |first1=Selva J. |title=Transgressing Boundaries, Transcending Turner: The Pilgrimage Tradition at the Shrine of St. John De Britto |journal=Journal of Ritual Studies |date=2002 |volume=16 |issue=1 |pages=4–18 |jstor=44368623 |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/44368623 |access-date=3 April 2024 |issn=0890-1112}}

{{Basilicas in India}}

[[Category:Basilica churches in Tamil Nadu]]

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