From Bandora to Bandra

Other Crosses of the Church of St Andrew

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A carved stone cross of unknown origin, sculpted in 1720, stands on a pedestal at the northern extremity of the graveyard, opposite the start

of St Paul Road, where there was a side-gate in the compound wall. This gate was removed in 1983, and the space has been walled up.

Some parishioners will remember that this cross originally stood in front of our church where today the statue of Christ the King stands.

It is said that when the cross was removed in 1934, to make place for the statue, it was left discarded lying in the church compound. The then Vicar,

Msgr Dominic DeSa who was responsible for its removal, became rather ill; this was the signal reminder for him to have the cross set up on a pedestal where it stands today; he did this and his illness left him.


A stone cross with stone curlicues was once atop the Church of St Andrew. It is now located alongside the south compound wall between the stone cross of Santa Anna and the Oratory.

Yet another stone cross stands on a pedestal in the temporary graveyard opposite the Virendra housing colony in the south side of the church compound.

This cross was sculpted to commemorate the completion of the third chapel on the Mount in 1761. The cross was originally planted on a pedestal beside the road in front of Mount Mary Chapel. Years later this cross was removed and brought to St Andrew\’s to be set up in its present position.

The date 1761 is carved at the base of the cross.