St. Mary Armenian Church

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• Saint Mary Church of Saidabad, is a parish of the Armenian Apostolic Church situated at Saidabad, Cossimbazar near Baharampur in Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
• It is dedicated to Mary, mother of Jesus.

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Modest, respectful clothing is expected at this site.

History

• •The St.
• •Mary church was built by Khoja Petros Arathoon in 1757–58 at his own expense in memory of his parents and brothers.
• •He was at the time the head of the Armenian community in Kolkata.
• •The cost of the building of it was two lakh and thirty six thousand rupees.
• •An Armenian merchant and founder of the Armenian Philanthropic Academy, Manatsaken Vardon, lived at Saidabad.

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