St. George Syro-Malabar Basilica, Angamaly

St. George Syro-Malabar Catholic Basilica
Current structure
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10°11′26″N 76°22′58″E / 10.1906°N 76.3828°E / 10.1906; 76.3828
LocationAngamaly, Kerala
CountryIndia
DenominationSyro-Malabar Church
Membership3331 families
Websitewww.angamalybasilica.com
History
Former name(s)Angamaly Valiyapalli[1]
Statusminor basilica
DedicationSt. George
DedicatedNew church blessed on 31 December 2006
Earlier dedicationSt. Mary, Mother of Light and Life[2]
Consecrated450
Architecture
Functional statusUsual
Demolishedancient church demolished in 2006
Specifications
Floor area24000 sq. ft.
Administration
DistrictErnakulam
PresbyteryJimmy Poochakkattu
ArchdioceseErnakulam-Angamaly
Clergy
ArchbishopRaphael Thattil
RectorJimmy Poochakkattu
Vicar(s)Jimmy Poochakkattu

St. George Syro-Malabar Catholic Basilica is a basilica of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church in Angamaly, Kerala, India. On 24 June 2009, Pope Benedict XVI raised St George Forane Church to the status of minor basilica. Together with an underground parish hall where wedding gatherings are commonly held, it covers about 24,000 sq ft (2,200 m2).[3]

References

  1. ^ Department of Tourism. "Descriptions of St. Thomas Christians".
  2. ^ Malekandathil (2020).
  3. ^ St. George Basilica

Sources

  • "MS Vat Syr LXXXV". Bulletin of the John Rylands Library. 10. 1967 [1558].
  • Pearson, Hugh (1819). Memoirs of the Life and Writings of the Rev. Claudius Buchanan. London: Oxford University Press. pp. 85–89. OCLC 1048815028.
  • Rao, T. A. Gopinatha (1910). "Old document of the Akaparambu Church". Travancore Archaeological Series. I: 302.
  • Ayyar, A. S. Ramanatha (1931). Travancore Archaeological Series. Vol. VII: part 2. Superintendent of Government Press. pp. 152–155.
  • Malekandathil, Pius (2020). "Angamali and the St. Thomas Christians: An Historical Overview". NSC Network. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
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