The very first Anglican church in the Indian city of Mumbai is believed to be the Cathedral of St Thomas's Cathedral, established in 1718. This church was built with the aim maintain the morality and spirituality of the British population of India, their "moral standards", which at the time had "declined" considerably, firstly. because of the distance from the Puritan homeland, and secondly because of the abundance of new impressions from a completely different culture.
The construction of the church was started as early as 1676 thanks to a protégé of the British East India Company protégé, Governor-General of Bombay, formerly a Portuguese colony. formerly a Portuguese colony, Gerald Aunger. In addition to the church. Bombay had a hospital, a courthouse and many other necessary administrative buildings. administrative buildings. But it wasn't until forty years later to finalise the church when the chaplain Richard Cobb. The church was officially opened in time for Christmas 1718.
It acquired cathedral status in 1837, and a year later, in 1838m, a tower was added to the west side of the building. west side of the building was added a tower with a large clock, which became a kind of a kind of calling card of the temple. The cathedral was also rebuilt over time, in particular 25 years later, by 1865, the main altar of the church was renewed and enlarged. В In general, the temple is built in the colonial style, with elements of Gothic. Its high and narrow windows are decorated with beautiful stained glass windows, the main hall abounds with high arches and carved panels. In addition, the church grounds are home to many burials of prominent and not so prominent Britons, ranging from generals to to noble maidens.
In the 2000s, St Thomas' Cathedral attracted the attention of UNESCO and in 2004 it was awarded the "Heritage Conservation Award". received an award for the preservation of cultural heritage in the Asia-Pacific Asia-Pacific region."
