By S. Kenneth Shishir
The renovation of St. Philomena’s Church, Mysuru’s iconic and one of the largest churches in the country, is almost complete except for its exterior portions. The renovation was taken up as the structure was being exposed to the vagaries of nature and had developed small cracks with water seeping. Yesterday workers were seen giving final touches to the interior portion of the Church, as the Bishop would bless the renovated Church today at 5 pm and regular Mass will be held inside the Church after a gap of one year. All these days, the Mass was being held outside the Church as renovation of the interiors were under progress. The conservation of the majestic Church taken up at the cost of Rs. 2.70 crore, is funded by the Department of Tourism, Government of Karnataka, with the Department of Archaeology, Museum and Heritage being the Technical consultant and Savani Construction Company Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai, being the Executive Agency which has been awarded the renovation works. The company, which took up the works, started to work on Mar. 28, 2016.
