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| name = St. Mary's Basilica
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| other name = Basilica of Our Lady of Nativity

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| location = [[Mulagumudu]], [[Tamil Nadu]]
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| website ={{URL| https://stmaryschurchmmu.org/}}

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'''St. Mary's Basilica''' is a church dedicated to [[Mary, mother of Jesus|Our Lady of the Nativity]] in [[Mulagumudu|Mulagumoodu, Tamil Nadu]], India. It is the seventh [[basilica]] in the state of [[Tamil Nadu]] and the first in [[Kanyakumari district]]. The celebrations from 6 to 15 September every year are very popular.<ref>{{cite news |title=முளகுமூடு தூய மரியன்னை ஆலய திருவிழா 6-ந்தேதி தொடங்குகிறது {{!}}{{!}} annai mariya church festival on 6th |url=https://www.maalaimalar.com/devotional/devotionaltopnews/2019/09/04090203/1259547/annai-mariya-church-festival-on-6th.vpf |work=Maalaimalar |date=4 September 2019 |language=English|access-date=25 April 2022}}</ref> The church has a bell from France and a 300-year-old statue of Mary from Belgium.<ref name='177-year-old' /><ref>{{cite web |title=Church of Our Lady of Nativity, Mulagumoodu |url=https://incredibletn.blogspot.com/2020/05/church-of-our-lady-of-nativity.html |website=Tamil Nadu Holy Places and Tourism |access-date=25 April 2022}}</ref>

==History==
There are records of a church and Catholic community existing in Mulagumoodu in 1847. In the year 1862, a priest, Fr. Victor bought {{cvt|40|acre}} of land for the Mulagumoodu parish and started development activities in the area. He built churches, schools, orphanages for boys and girls.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Andreas a Santa Maria, OCD |first1=|title=Pater Victor – Een apostel van Zuid-Italië |date=1929}}</ref> The church celebrated its 150th jubilee in 2014.<ref name='177-year-old'>{{cite news |title=177 ஆண்டுகள் பழமையான முளகுமூடு தூய மரியன்னை ஆலயம் {{!}}{{!}} st mary's church mulagumoodu |url=https://www.maalaimalar.com/devotional/devotionaltopnews/2021/09/17113250/3016518/st-marys-church-mulagumoodu.vpf |access-date=25 April 2022 |work=Maalaimalar |date=17 September 2021 |language=English}}</ref> The Vatican intimated the raising of the church to the status of a [[minor basilica]] on 7 June 2020.<ref>{{cite news |title=முளகுமூடு தூய மரியன்னை திருத்தல பேராலய திருவிழா: முன்னாள் ஆயர் பீட்டர் ரெமிஜியுஸ் பங்கேற்பு {{!}}{{!}} st mary's church mulagumoodu |url=https://www.maalaimalar.com/devotional/christianity/2020/09/12100556/1876706/st-marys-church-mulagumoodu.vpf |access-date=25 April 2021 |publisher=Maalaimalar |date=12 September 2020 |language=Tamil}}</ref> The formal elevation ceremony which was to be held on 20 April 2021 was postponed due to restrictions related to the second wave of the [[COVID-19 pandemic in India]]. The ceremony was finally held on 6 September 2021 with the participation of several prelates.<ref>{{cite news |title=முளகுமூடு தூய மரியன்னை ஆலயம் பசிலிக்காவாக அறிவிப்பு விழா இன்று நடக்கிறது {{!}}{{!}} st mary's church mulagumoodu |url=https://www.maalaimalar.com/devotional/devotionaltopnews/2021/09/06122750/2984708/st-marys-church-mulagumoodu.vpf |access-date=25 April 2022 |work=Maalaimalar |date=6 September 2021 |language=English}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=முளகுமூடு தூய மரியன்னை பசிலிக்கா அறிவிப்பு விழா {{!}}{{!}} st mary's church mulagumoodu |url=https://www.maalaimalar.com/devotional/devotionaltopnews/2021/09/08101027/2994984/st-marys-church-mulagumoodu.vpf |access-date=25 April 2022 |work=Maalaimalar |date=8 September 2021 |language=English}}</ref> The parish is associated with
the life of [[Devasahayam Pillai]], who was a native of the region.<ref>{{cite web |title=History |url=http://stmaryschurchmmu.org/index.php/history |website=stmaryschurchmmu.org |access-date=25 April 2021}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://www.mulagumoodubasilica.org/ Official website]
* [https://www.gcatholic.org/churches/asia/6518.htm GCatholic.org]

{{Basilicas in India}}

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[[Category:Basilica churches in Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Churches in Kanyakumari district]]

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