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<!-- Deleted image removed:-->'''St. George Church, Kalady''' is a Christian church situated on the banks of the river Periyar in the [[Ernakulam district]] of [[Kerala]], [[India]]. The church was established on 20 March 1960. The new church in Kalady, built by the parishioners, was consecrated on 4 March 1984 under the leadership of Fr. Antony Elavumkudy.<ref>{{cite web |title=History |url=http://kaladychurch.com/?page_id=242 |website=Kalady Church}}</ref> The present vicar is Fr. Joseph Thamaravely (2014-). <br />
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The Kalady Church belongs to the [[Ernakulam-Angamaly]] Archdiocese of the [[Syro-Malabar Church]] and has more than 3000 parishioners.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.syromalabarchurch.in/parish.php?id=389|title=St. George Church Kalady::Ernakulam - Angamaly Archeparchy:: Syro Malabar Church Parish|website=www.syromalabarchurch.in}}</ref> Twenty priests and about seventy nuns work here, as well as in different missions around the world. The Parish Council is the governing body.<br />
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Prior to 1960, the Christian community of Kalady frequented the ancient churches of [[Kanjoor]] and [[Angamaly]]. The metropolitan headquarters of the [[Saint Thomas Christians]] were in Angamaly, where Mar [[Abraham of Angamaly]] lived in the Ramban Hormizd Cathedral residence until his death in 1597.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://in.sundayshalom.com/?p=1814 |title=മരിച്ചാലും മരിക്കാത്ത മാർ അബ്രഹാം |website=Sunday Shalom |language=Malayalam |access-date=2015-10-24 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304035831/http://in.sundayshalom.com/?p=1814 |archive-date=2016-03-04 |df= }}</ref> <br />
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The [[St. Thomas Syro-Malabar Church, Malayattoor|St. Thomas Syro-Malabar Church]] is an important Christian pilgrimage site, located in [[Malayattoor]], approximately 10 km from Kalady.<br />
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