Patharghata Catholic Church – Chittagong

Patharghata Chatholic Church (I think it’s also known as Portuguese Catholic Church). This is situated at Patharghata, Chittagong district. Locally this church is known as Pathargata Girza. It was a lovely afternoon when I visited there. I was impressed by the beauty of the church. This church was established around 500/600 years back.

This church has a graveyard inside it. People left their beloved person at this grave, and each of the tombs has an epitaph containing the words from their heart. When you read those notes from the tomb, it should make you emotional.

Tomb of Sir Henry Leland Harrison
Most interesting thing from the church was, it has a grave and where “Sir Henry Leland Harrison” was laid. The grave is made by white Marble Stone. When I was taking photographs of the church, one gentleman helped me to find the grave. He said that it was an exceptional grave of the church. He advised me to take a photo of the tomb as a collection. This tomb has stairs as a passageway inside.

Later when I returned back to my home. I went to Google and found that “Henry Leland Harrison” was a writer, and his book’s name is “Bengal Embankment Manual, Containing an Account of the Action of the Government in Dealing with Embankments and Watercourses …“. It was first published by Calcutta, Bengal Secretariat Press in 1875. From the tomb of Harrison, I found that the fellow died after suffering from a Cholera on 5th May 1892. Henry Harrison was born on February 5th 1837. He was only 55 years old when He died.

Patharghata Catholic Church,
Bandel Road,
District: Chittagong,
Country: Bangladesh,
GPS coordinate (22.3321487, 91.8390265)

Written by Lonely Traveler,
For blog alonelytraveler.com

Friday, 26th March 2010