Location
Christ the King Church is an architectural marvel that resides in
the campus of Loyola College, in Chennai city. The church is
situated in the Nungambakkam region of the metropolitan city.
Nungambakkam Railway Station lies very close to the college premises
and as such can easily be accessed from distant suburbs.
Overview
In the year 1931, French clergymen commissioned an Indian architect
named S.A. Gnanaprakasam Pillai, for the construction of the church.
On 6th March, the then Archbishop of Chennai (Madras at that time)
inaugurated the church. The architectural marvel was built by
employing bricks and lime mortar. The building represents a typical
Gothic style structure featuring high vaults, stairway leading to
the spire and pointed arches. The spire of the building reaches to
an incredible height of 157 feet from the ground. The church
building occupies an area of 9000 square feet, with the length and
breadth spread as 150 feet and 60 feet respectively. The stained
glass windows seems to close the church perimeters into an aura of
spiritual high. There is a small path, kind of a side walk that
leads from the college entrance to the chapel.
Activities
The church activities include a regular mass, for the students and
the people living in the vicinity. Marriage ceremonies, of college
alumni and staff only, are also held in the premises of Christ the
King Church.
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