St. Mary's Cathedral, Kundara
St.Mary's Jacobite Syrian Cathedral. Kundara | |
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8°58′13″N 76°40′11″E / 8.97028°N 76.66972°ECoordinates: 8°58′13″N 76°40′11″E / 8.97028°N 76.66972°E | |
Location | Kundara, India |
Denomination | Jacobite Syrian Christian Church |
Tradition | Syriac, Malayalam |
Website | http://kundarastmarysjsc.com |
History | |
Founded | 1871 |
Dedication | Saint Mary |
Administration | |
Diocese | Kollam diocese |
Clergy | |
Vicar(s) | Rev. Fr. Johns Abraham Perumpilly |
St. Mary's Jacobite Syrian Cathedral, located in Kollam District of Kerala, is a Jacobite Syrian Christian Church.
A part of what is claimed to be the Holy Girdle of the Virgin Mary, which according to a medieval legend was dropped by her from the sky to Saint Thomas the Apostle at or around the time of her assumption to heaven, was given to the cathedral in 1972.[1][2]
Altars
The Major altar dedicated to Saint Mary Mother of God others for Saint Peter the Apostle, Saint Thomas the Apostle, Saint George and Saint Geevarghese Mar Gregorios of Parumala
See also
References
- ↑ "The revered relic". The Hindu. Retrieved 2017-09-14.
- ↑ http://kundarastmarysjsc.com/church_history.php
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