Little Mount and St.Thomas Mount

The name of the place is derived from the fact that it is dedicated to St. Thomas, a great preacher of Christianity, who lead the last days of his life in a cave on Little Mount. Adjacent to the Little Mount is a saint Thomas Mount, which is a place believed where St. Thomas was assassinated. There is a Sacred ancient church on the little mount which is believed to be constructed in 1551 by Portuguese. The church is a sacred Christian pilgrimage. The St. Thomas mount too has a church which is dedicated to ‘Our Lady of Expectation’. The Church was constructed in the year 1523 and holds many religious stories. The Cross on the altar here is regarded as ‘The Bleeding Cross’ and believed that it bleeding between the years 1558 to 1704. These churches were visited by Pope John Paul II during his visit to India in the year 1986.