Votive Shrine of the Immaculate Heart
63, Halls Road,
Kilpauk, Chennai - 600 010.
Phone: 044 2647 1510
A Brief History
On 5th September 1942, Archbishop Dr. Louis Mathias SDB vowed publicly that he would erect a shrine
in Honour of the Immaculate Heart of Mary if she preserves the Archdiocese and Missions from the atrocities
of the war. The Archbishop received help from different quarters. The contractor of the Catholic centre
volunteered to build the shrine free of cost. A wealthy Frenchman named Mr. Proudhomme, living in
Kilpauk donated his property called the 'Fontenoy' for construction of this Shrine. The foundation of the
Church was laid on 20th April 1952 and erected as Parish Church on 6th December 1953. The statue
of Our Lady of Fatima was solemnly crowned on the 11th December 1954. The first Parish Priest was
Fr. A.S. Theodre