India Mint Stamp
Lokith Philately
Permanent Pictorial cancellation of Telangana
Permanent Pictorial cancellation of Telangana
Permanent Pictorial Cancellation inaugural day covers
Permanent Pictorial Cancellation inaugural day covers
Date of issue: 17.12.2021
Date of issue: 17.12.2021
Pin code: 502110
Pin code: 502110
Status: Active
Status: Active
PO Name: Medak
PO Name: Medak
Description: Medak Cathedral (consecrated on 25 December 1924), one of the largest churches in India was built in Gothic Revival style under the Stewardship of Reverend Charles Walker Posnett, who was driven by the motto My best for My Lord. The major attraction of the Cathedral are its stained glass windows depicting the life of Christ.
Description: Medak Cathedral (consecrated on 25 December 1924), one of the largest churches in India was built in Gothic Revival style under the Stewardship of Reverend Charles Walker Posnett, who was driven by the motto My best for My Lord. The major attraction of the Cathedral are its stained glass windows depicting the life of Christ.
Rev. Posnett arrived in Secunderabad in 1895 and in the year 1896, Rev. Charles Walker Posnett visited a village called Medak and built a bungalow there by staying in dock bungalow. There were then hardly two hundred Christians in the whole of Medak area. When he came to Medak, there was a small tiled house as the place of worship. As the number of Christians increased, he felt the need for expanding the church building. He started building the present Cathedral in 1914 on a sprawling 1,000 acres (4.0 km2) of land in Ghusnabad area. The foundations for the new church were laid in the beginning of the year 1914. The construction work on the cathedral went on for 10 years. The cathedral was consecrated in 1924 by Rev. Posnett expressing his grateful thanks to God for mitigating the sufferings of the people.
Rev. Posnett arrived in Secunderabad in 1895 and in the year 1896, Rev. Charles Walker Posnett visited a village called Medak and built a bungalow there by staying in dock bungalow. There were then hardly two hundred Christians in the whole of Medak area. When he came to Medak, there was a small tiled house as the place of worship. As the number of Christians increased, he felt the need for expanding the church building. He started building the present Cathedral in 1914 on a sprawling 1,000 acres (4.0 km2) of land in Ghusnabad area. The foundations for the new church were laid in the beginning of the year 1914. The construction work on the cathedral went on for 10 years. The cathedral was consecrated in 1924 by Rev. Posnett expressing his grateful thanks to God for mitigating the sufferings of the people.
The cathedral is 100 ft (30 m) wide and 200 ft (61 m) long, and conforms to the Gothic Revival style. It can accommodate about 5,000 people at a time.
The cathedral is 100 ft (30 m) wide and 200 ft (61 m) long, and conforms to the Gothic Revival style. It can accommodate about 5,000 people at a time.
Writeup Source: Rediscovery of India through Pictorial Cancellations book by India Post