Red Church

The Red Church of Indore is also known as St. Francis of Assisi Cathedral, but read below to know the full details !! It is a holy shrine, where people in large numbers gather to offer their prayers !!

This Roman Catholic church in Indore was built in the 19th century, in 1892, to offer a religious place for the officers of the British army and their families !! Due to its Red colour, it got the name Red Church !! It is said that Red and White colours were very popular and had a lot of fame in those times and hence, it was decided that two churches would be built in Indore, one in Red and the other in White colour !!

The Red Church was based on the British architecture !! And the other church, also built in this complex itself, is the White Church !! The artistic altar of the Red Church showcases paintings that detail the life of Christ !!

The Christian community that used to serve in the British king's court and those who used to work in the trains running from Indore, used to serve here at the Red Church !!

Later, the Christian community started settling in the vicinity of the church, and many British government (or East India Company's) buildings came up in the area, popularly known as the Residency Area, and which also had the famous Daly College, built by the British to educate the princes and princesses of Central India, in the British style !! The vicinity of the Red Church came to be known as Red Church Colony !! After this, the congregation of Red Church helped in building the St. Raphael's School for girls' education, also in its vicinity, in the 1930s !! Then, a boys' school St. Paul School, was also established, not too far from the church !!

However, now, the Red Church of the 19th century is preserved only as a historical shrine, but another building - the St. Francis of Assisi Cathedral, has been built in the complex, for prayers and celebrations !! And therefore, these two have become synonymous with one another !!