 From these discoveries, it was concluded that a Christian named Filumena (Philomena) was buried in the tomb and the vessel containing blood was thought to be her relic, an evidence of a martyr's death.A church at the same location was built in 1843 by Maharaja Mummadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar.An inscription which was there at the time of laying the foundation of the present church in 1933 states