St Joseph's Church, Trichy, Tamil Nadu India

St Joseph College Church of Church of Our Lady of Lourdes is a Roman Catholic church int the city of Tiruchirappalli in Tamil Nadu, India. It has a sandalwood altar and is a replica of the church of Our Lady of Lourdes in France.  

The St.Joseph's church at Ponmalai, with its gigantic spires, has an impressive and majestic appearance, situated opposite to the historic armory gate of Ponmalai workshop.The founder and main architect of the church was the late Rt. Rev. Msgr. Joseph alphonse de Rozario. On march 30, 1930, the church was dedicated to him. The Anglo-indian community, workers of railway workshop and the Indian families gave a part of their wages and also collected funds to build the church.