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The Rosary of Chittagong - Heritage of Dianga
The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary of Chittagong was built in 1843 and is the seat of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Chattogram, elevated to that dignity by Pope Francis in 2017. It has a Catholic heritage that dates back to the Portuguese settlement of Dianga, founded in 1537.
🌹 Wonders and anecdotes
- The Catholic faith reached the region with the Portuguese in 1537; about 1600 the first churches of Dianga were erected.
- Jesuit Francesco Fernandez, killed in captivity in 1602, is remembered as the first martyr of Bengal.
- In 1845 Chittagong was the seat of the first Apostolic Vicariate of Eastern Bengal.
- The diocese, erected in 1927, was elevated to the Metropolitan Archdiocese on 2 February 2017.
Rosario de Chittagong
In the second city of Bangladesh, the Virgin of the Rosary has since 1843 presided over a minority community of ancient roots, irrigated with the blood of the first martyr of Bengal.
"Our Lady of the Holy Rosary, pray for Bengal.
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