• 27°11′50″N 78°00′37″E / 27.197342°N 78.010397°E. Akbar's Church also known as Church of Akbar is a Roman Catholic Church, built in 1600 by Jesuit Fathers...
  • Akbar’s successor Jahangir, continued the patronage to the church and even gave large grants to it.
  • The story of this church dates back to February 18, 1580, on which date a delegation of three Jesuit priests reached Agra for an audience with Emperor Akbar.
  • Akbar's Church is one of the oldest churches in the state of Uttar Pradesh and hence, it is a significant and precious possession of the country.
  • Emperor Jahangir finding the Church built by his father, Akbar too small, donated a large sum of money for a larger and more beautiful Church to be built.
  • One of the oldest churches in the city, it was ordered to be built by Mughal Emperor Akbar in 1599.
  • Akbar Church Contact Details: Address : 52W6+W5J, Wazirpura Rd, Kamla Nagar, Civil Lines, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India, 282002.
  • The construction of Akbar’s Church began with a delegation of Jesuit priests in 1580, eventually being built in 1598 under Akbar’s orders.
  • There is an English Church called Akbar's Church built during the mogul period, The name of the church may sound odd...
  • Akbar's Church built in 1599 was the first Catholic Church of Agra and it was the Cathedral of Agra till 1848.