St. George Syro-Malabar Basilica, Angamaly

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St. George Syro-Malabar Catholic Basilica
Current structure

10°11′26″N76°22′58″E / 10.1906°N 76.3828°E / 10.1906; 76.3828
Location	Angamaly, Kerala
Country	India
Denomination	Syro-Malabar Church
Membership	3331 families
Website	www.angamalybasilica.com
History
Former name(s)	Angamaly Valiyapalli^[1]
Status	minor basilica
Dedication	St. George
Dedicated	New church blessed on 31 December 2006
Earlier dedication	St. Mary, Mother of Light and Life^[2]
Consecrated	450
Architecture
Functional status	Usual
Demolished	ancient church demolished in 2006
Specifications
Floor area	24000 sq. ft.
Administration
District	Ernakulam
Presbytery	Jimmy Poochakkattu
Archdiocese	Ernakulam-Angamaly
Clergy
Archbishop	Raphael Thattil
Rector	Jimmy Poochakkattu
Vicar(s)	Jimmy Poochakkattu

St. George Syro-Malabar Catholic Basilica is a basilica of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church situated 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

↑ Department of Tourism. "Descriptions of St. Thomas Christians".
↑ Malekandathil (2020).
↑ St. George Basilica

Sources

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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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