Hi, Here is something I got from the Net Regards, Edwin
St. Peter's church in Bandra is steeped in history and it is a Grade - II Heritage structure declared by the Govt. of Maharastra. St.Peter's - the Old Church at Bandara was completed in September 1853; in the previous year the foundation stone was laid on April 12, 1852 by Bishop Hartmann. It is fairly a big church, measuring approximately 100 feet by 75 feet. St Stanislaus’ High School & church St Peter's Church, Bandra St.Peter's Church,Bandara. Church Archbishop Thomas Roberts, S.J. in September, 1938 blessed the foundation stone of the present St Peter’s Church. The new church measuring 130 ft by 80 ft brought cheers to the Church members because it could accommodate one thousand people at a time, providing a soothing ambiance with 20 stained glass windows that would allow enough Sun light inside the church. Total construction cost: Rs. 270000.00. Sent from my iPad > On 21-Apr-2021, at 10:38 PM, Mervyn Maciel <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Yes, Fred, > > St. Peter's in Bandra and St. Stanislaus High School were > all Jesuit institutions. > Nice to hear from Edwin of the good work my brother and some of > the other Jesuits did while there. > > > Mervyn Maciel
