St Mary’s Church at Fort St. George in Chennai is the oldest Anglican Church in Asia. Did you know this Church is surrounded by dozens of very old tombstones? These tombstones have been through a lot, and They have travelled a fair bit and have quite a story to tell!

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Image Attributions:

1. Fort St. George: By Jan Van Ryne (1712–60); Publisher: Robert Sayer - Old source New source, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

2. Flag of the French East India Company: By Picaballo - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

3. Plan of Fort St. George: By Unknown author - Gallica, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

4. Fort St. George: By University of Houston Digital Library - http://digital.lib.uh.edu/u?/p15195co..., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

5. Kingdom of Mysore: By Charles Joppen - http://www.columbia.edu/itc/mealac/pr..., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

6. Hyder Ali: By Pierre Adrien Le Beau (1748-1804) - Archives anglaises, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...