 In 1926, Sir T. Thumboo Chetty who was the Huzur Secretary to the Maharaja of Mysore, Nalvadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar obtained a relic of the Saint from Peter Pisani, Apostolic Delegate of the East Indies.This relic was handed over to Father Cochet who approached the king to assist him in constructing a church in honour of St. Philomena.The Maharaja of Mysore laid the foundation stone of the church on 28 October 1933.