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	== See also ==		== See also ==
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	* [[Marthoma Cheriapally Kothamangalam]]		* [[Marthoma Cheriapally Kothamangalam]]
	* [[Saint Mary Church of the Holy Belt]]		* [[Saint Mary Church of the Holy Belt]]

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	\| name = St.Mary's Cathedral Valiyapally, Kothamangalam		\| name = St. Mary's Cathedral Valiyapally, Kothamangalam
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	\| caption = St.Mary's Cathedral Valiyapally, Kothamangalam		\| caption = St. Mary's Cathedral Valiyapally, Kothamangalam
	\| image = ~~Kothamangalam St. Marys church or Valiya pally.jpg~~		\| image =
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	\| location = [[Kothamangalam]], [[Ernakulam]], {{flag\|India}}		\| location = [[Kothamangalam]], [[Ernakulam]], {{flag\|India}}
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	\| denomination = [[~~Syrian~~ Orthodox Church\|Malankara Jacobite Syrian Church]]		\| denomination = [[Syriac Orthodox Church\|Malankara Jacobite Syrian Church]]
	\| province = [[Kerala]]		\| province = [[Kerala]]
	\| district = [[Ernakulam]]		\| district = [[Ernakulam]]
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	'''St. Mary's Church''' or '''Marth Maryam Cathedral''' is a [[valiyapally]] (principal church) situated in [[Kothamangalam]] town ~~of India. It is located~~ in [[Ernakulam district]] of [[Kerala]] ~~state~~, India.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://valiyapally.com\|title=Martha Mariam Cathedral Valiya Pally Kothamangalam(St.Mary's Church)\|website=valiyapally.com\|access-date=2017-12-22}}</ref>		'''St. Mary's Church''' or '''Marth Maryam Cathedral''' is a [[valiyapally]] (principal church) of the [[Syriac Orthodox Church]] situated in [[Kothamangalam]] town in the [[Ernakulam district]] of [[Kerala]], India.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://valiyapally.com\|title=Martha Mariam Cathedral Valiya Pally Kothamangalam (St.Mary's Church)\|website=valiyapally.com\|access-date=2017-12-22}}</ref>

	It is one of the most ancient Christian churches in India. ~~It is believed{{whom\|date=March 2020}} that~~ the church was founded on or before 4th century by a few Syrian Christian families who migrated from Paravur and Angamali. The new church established in AD 1338 by four [[Saint Thomas Christians\|Syrian Christian]] merchants who bought the entire land of Kothamangalam from a local chief for commodity trading with the nearby state of [[Tamil Nadu]].		It is one of the most ancient Christian churches in India. According to local belief, the church was founded on or before 4th century by a few Syrian Christian families who migrated from [[North Paravur\|Paravur]] and Angamali. The new church established in AD 1338 by four [[Saint Thomas Christians\|Syrian Christian]] merchants who bought the entire land of Kothamangalam from a local chief for commodity trading with the nearby state of [[Tamil Nadu]].<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Kothamangalam Valiyapally: MARTH MARIAM JACOBITE SYRIAN CATHEDRAL\|url=http://syriacchristianity.info/ch/KothamangalamValiyaPalli.htm\|access-date=25 January 2022\|website=SyriacChristianity.org}}</ref>

	== History ==		== History ==
	Kothamangalam was a major commercial city during the [[Portuguese India\|Portuguese]] period. The Marth Maryam church at Kothamangalam, commonly known as [[Valiyapally]] is the oldest of all the churches in the region. Present Kothamangalam region was historically known as Malakhachira (മാലാഖച്ചിറ).<ref name=Neale/> The name came from a legend associated with [[Thomas the Apostle]]. According to tradition, the Apostle, during his mission in India, stayed in this region where he had a vision of [[archangel]] [[Gabriel]] who instructed him to ~~found~~ [[ezharappallikal\|seven and a half churches]] in [[Kerala\|Malankara]].<ref name="missick">{{cite journal \|title=Mar Thoma: The Apostolic Foundation of the Assyrian Church and the Christians of St. Thomas in India\|author=Stephen Andrew Missick\| journal=Journal of Assyrian Academic Studies\|url=http://www.jaas.org/edocs/v14n2/missick.pdf}}</ref><ref>Origin of Christianity in India – A Historiographical Critique by Dr. Benedict Vadakkekara. (2007). {{ISBN\|81-7495-258-6}}.</ref><ref>{{Cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lZUBZlth2qgC\|title=The Encyclodedia of Christianity\|last=Fahlbusch\|first=Erwin\|date=2008-02-14\|publisher=Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing\|isbn=9780802824172\|language=en}}</ref> One of the churches founded by St Thomas is called Gokkamangalam => Kokkamangalam => Kotamanagalam => Kothamangalam. It should be mentioned that no other ancient churches in Kerala bring forward any claim for the ancient Gokkamangalam church established by St. Thomas.{{cn\|date=September 2019}}		[[File:Kothamangalam St. Marys church or Valiya pally.jpg\|thumb]]
	According to tradition, Mar Yuhannon who represented the [[Malankara Church]] at the Holy Synod of Ephesus in AD 431 stayed at Kothamangalam church and had visited [[St Mary's Church Angamaly\|Angamaly Church]].<ref name=Neale>[[John Mason Neale]], ''A history of the Holy Eastern Church : the Patriarchate of Antioch'', (First published 1873. Republisher: Facsimile Publisher, 2015), p.6, ff.3..<!--ISSN/ISBN needed--></ref>		[[File:St. Mary's Jacobite Syrian Cathedral, Kothamangalam.jpg\|thumb\|]]
			Kothamangalam was a major commercial city during the [[Portuguese India\|Portuguese]] period. The Marth Maryam church at Kothamangalam, commonly known as [[Valiyapally]] is the oldest of all the churches in the region. Present Kothamangalam region was historically known as ''Malakhachira'' (മാലാഖച്ചിറ, which literally means "Place of the Angel").<ref name="Neale" /> The name came from a legend associated with [[Thomas the Apostle]]. According to tradition, the Apostle, during his mission in India, stayed in this region where he had a vision of [[archangel]] [[Gabriel]] who instructed him to establish [[ezharappallikal\|seven and a half churches]] in [[Kerala\|Malankara]].<ref name="missick">{{cite journal \|title=Mar Thoma: The Apostolic Foundation of the Assyrian Church and the Christians of St. Thomas in India\|author=Stephen Andrew Missick\| journal=Journal of Assyrian Academic Studies\|url=http://www.jaas.org/edocs/v14n2/missick.pdf}}</ref><ref>Origin of Christianity in India – A Historiographical Critique by Dr. Benedict Vadakkekara. (2007). {{ISBN\|81-7495-258-6}}.</ref><ref>{{Cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lZUBZlth2qgC\|title=The Encyclodedia of Christianity\|last=Fahlbusch\|first=Erwin\|date=2008-02-14\|publisher=Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing\|isbn=9780802824172\|language=en}}</ref>
			According to tradition, Mar Yuhannon who represented the [[Malankara Church]] at the Holy Synod of Ephesus in AD 431 stayed at Kothamangalam church and had visited [[St Mary's Church Angamaly\|Angamaly Church]].<ref name="Neale">[[John Mason Neale]], ''A history of the Holy Eastern Church : the Patriarchate of Antioch'', (First published 1873. Republisher: Facsimile Publisher, 2015), p.6, ff.3..<!--ISSN/ISBN needed--></ref>

	== Altars ==		== Altars ==
	The altars in the Martha Maryam church are dedicated to the [[~~Mother~~ of ~~God~~]], [[Saint George]], [[Saint John the Baptist]], and Apostles [[Saint Peter]], [[Saint Paul]] and [[Thomas the Apostle\|Saint Thomas]]		The altars in the Martha Maryam church are dedicated to the blessed [[Mary, mother of Jesus\|Virgin Mary]], [[Saint George]], [[Saint John the Baptist]], and Apostles [[Saint Peter]], [[Saint Paul]] and [[Thomas the Apostle\|Saint Thomas]]

	== Feasts ==		== Feasts ==
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	== Holy Soonoro ==		== Holy Soonoro ==
	A small portion of the [[Holy Girdle]] of [[Saint Mary]], rediscovered at the [[Syriac Orthodox Church]] at Homs in 1953 by [[Patriarch of Antioch]] [[Ignatius Aphrem I Barsoum]], was established in this church In 1980 by the diocesan Metropolitan Thomas Mor Dionysius (The present Catholicos of Malankara)		A small portion of the [[Holy Girdle]] of [[Saint Mary]], rediscovered at the [[Syriac Orthodox Church]] at Homs in 1953 by [[Patriarch of Antioch]] [[Ignatius Aphrem I Barsoum]], was established in this church In 1980 by the diocesan Metropolitan [[Baselios Thomas I\|Thomas Mor Dionysius]] (The present Catholicos of Malankara).<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.socmnet.org/Holy_Girdle.htm\|title = 请稍等，正在进入}}</ref>
	<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.socmnet.org/Holy_Girdle.htm\|title = 请稍等，正在进入}}</ref>

	== Historical Events ==		== Historical Events ==
	*All the ~~five~~ Patriarchs of Antioch who had visited Malankara in the last two centuries came to this church as well. ~~Last~~ of these Patriarchal visits was that of [[Ignatius ~~Zakka I~~]] ~~Iwas~~ in ~~1982~~. It was during ~~this historical~~ visit ~~the Holy~~ Patriarch had ordained an assistant metropolitan for the diocese by name Mor Severios Abraham, at the Kothamangalam Cheriapally.		*All the six Patriarchs of Antioch who had visited Malankara in the last two centuries came to this church as well. The last of these Patriarchal visits was that of [[Ignatius Aphrem II\|Patriarch Ignatius Aphrem II]] in 2015. It was during such a visit that [[Ignatius Zakka I\|Patriarch Ignatius Zakka Iwas I]] had ordained an assistant metropolitan for the diocese by name Mor [[Severios Abraham]], at the Kothamangalam Cheriapally.
	*As per the biography of [[Saint Gregorios of Malankara]] written by Mookencheril Paily Varkey in 1903, Palakunnath [[Mathews Mar Athanasius]] ordained ~~the saintly~~ Gregorios ~~Thirumeni~~ as Korooyo in this church in 1858.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.syriacchristianity.info/StGG/BreifhistoryMorGregorious.htm\|title=Brief history of Saint Gregorios Chathuruthy - Parumala thirumeni}}</ref>		*As per the biography of [[Geevarghese Gregorios of Parumala\|Saint Gregorios of Malankara]] written by Mookencheril Paily Varkey in 1903, Palakunnath [[Mathews Mar Athanasius]] ordained [[Geevarghese Gregorios of Parumala\|St. Gregorios of Parumala]] as [[Korooyo]] in this church in 1858.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.syriacchristianity.info/StGG/BreifhistoryMorGregorious.htm\|title=Brief history of Saint Gregorios Chathuruthy - Parumala thirumeni}}</ref>
	*From 1974 to 1997, the building adjacent to the Valiyapally was the bishop's residence of the diocesan Metropolitan.		*From 1974 to 1997, the building adjacent to the Valiyapally was the bishop's residence of the diocesan Metropolitan.

	== Gallery ==		== Gallery ==
	<gallery mode=packed-hover heights=~~200px~~>		<gallery mode="packed-hover" heights="200">
	Kothamanagalam Valiyapally altar.jpg\|Kothamanagalam [[Valiyapally]] altar		File:Kothamanagalam Valiyapally altar.jpg\|Kothamanagalam [[Valiyapally]] ''Madbaho'' (altar).
	Baptismal font @ Valiyapally Kothamangalam.jpg\|[[Baptismal font]] ~~@ Valiyapally Kothamangalam~~		File:Baptismal font @ Valiyapally Kothamangalam.jpg\|[[Baptismal font]] of the church.
	</gallery>		</gallery>

	== See also ==		== See also ==
	{{Portal\|Christianity}}		{{Portal\|Christianity}}
	* [[Syriac Orthodox Church]]
	* [[Marthoma Cheriapally Kothamangalam]]		* [[Marthoma Cheriapally Kothamangalam]]
	* [[Saint Mary Church of the Holy Belt]]		* [[Saint Mary Church of the Holy Belt]]
	* [[St.Mary]]

	== References ==		== References ==
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	[[Category:Soonoro churches in Kerala]]		[[Category:Soonoro churches in Kerala]]

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{{more citations needed|date=August 2016}}
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| caption = St.Mary's Cathedral Valiyapally, Kothamangalam
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| denomination = [[Syrian Orthodox Church|Malankara Jacobite Syrian Church]]
| province = [[Kerala]]
| district = [[Ernakulam]]
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| status = [[Valiyapally]]
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| style = [[Architecture of Kerala|Kerala Architecture]]
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| years built = 498 to 1340
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'''St. Mary's Church''' or '''Marth Maryam Cathedral''' is a [[valiyapally]] (principal church) situated in [[Kothamangalam]] town of India. It is located in [[Ernakulam district]] of [[Kerala]] state, India.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://valiyapally.com|title=Martha Mariam Cathedral Valiya Pally Kothamangalam(St.Mary's Church)|website=valiyapally.com|access-date=2017-12-22}}</ref>

It is one of the most ancient Christian churches in India. It is believed{{whom|date=March 2020}} that the church was founded on or before 4th century by a few Syrian Christian families who migrated from Paravur and Angamali. The new church established in AD 1338 by four [[Saint Thomas Christians|Syrian Christian]] merchants who bought the entire land of Kothamangalam from a local chief for commodity trading with the nearby state of [[Tamil Nadu]].

== History ==
Kothamangalam was a major commercial city during the [[Portuguese India|Portuguese]] period. The Marth Maryam church at Kothamangalam, commonly known as [[Valiyapally]] is the oldest of all the churches in the region. Present Kothamangalam region was historically known as Malakhachira (മാലാഖച്ചിറ).<ref name=Neale/> The name came from a legend associated with [[Thomas the Apostle]]. According to tradition, the Apostle, during his mission in India, stayed in this region where he had a vision of [[archangel]] [[Gabriel]] who instructed him to found [[ezharappallikal|seven and a half churches]] in [[Kerala|Malankara]].<ref name="missick">{{cite journal |title=Mar Thoma: The Apostolic Foundation of the Assyrian Church and the Christians of St. Thomas in India|author=Stephen Andrew Missick| journal=Journal of Assyrian Academic Studies|url=http://www.jaas.org/edocs/v14n2/missick.pdf}}</ref><ref>Origin of Christianity in India – A Historiographical Critique by Dr. Benedict Vadakkekara. (2007). {{ISBN|81-7495-258-6}}.</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lZUBZlth2qgC|title=The Encyclodedia of Christianity|last=Fahlbusch|first=Erwin|date=2008-02-14|publisher=Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing|isbn=9780802824172|language=en}}</ref> One of the churches founded by St Thomas is called Gokkamangalam => Kokkamangalam => Kotamanagalam => Kothamangalam. It should be mentioned that no other ancient churches in Kerala bring forward any claim for the ancient Gokkamangalam church established by St. Thomas.{{cn|date=September 2019}}
According to tradition, Mar Yuhannon who represented the [[Malankara Church]] at the Holy Synod of Ephesus in AD 431 stayed at Kothamangalam church and had visited [[St Mary's Church Angamaly|Angamaly Church]].<ref name=Neale>[[John Mason Neale]], ''A history of the Holy Eastern Church : the Patriarchate of Antioch'', (First published 1873. Republisher: Facsimile Publisher, 2015), p.6, ff.3..</ref>

== Altars ==
The altars in the Martha Maryam church are dedicated to the [[Mother of God]], [[Saint George]], [[Saint John the Baptist]], and Apostles [[Saint Peter]], [[Saint Paul]] and [[Thomas the Apostle|Saint Thomas]]

== Feasts ==
The most important festivals of the church are celebrated on 10 February and 15 August.

== Holy Soonoro ==
A small portion of the [[Holy Girdle]] of [[Saint Mary]], rediscovered at the [[Syriac Orthodox Church]] at Homs in 1953 by [[Patriarch of Antioch]] [[Ignatius Aphrem I Barsoum]], was established in this church In 1980 by the diocesan Metropolitan Thomas Mor Dionysius (The present Catholicos of Malankara)
<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.socmnet.org/Holy_Girdle.htm|title = 请稍等，正在进入}}</ref>

== Historical Events ==
*All the five Patriarchs of Antioch who had visited Malankara in the last two centuries came to this church as well. Last of these Patriarchal visits was that of [[Ignatius Zakka I]] Iwas in 1982. It was during this historical visit the Holy Patriarch had ordained an assistant metropolitan for the diocese by name Mor Severios Abraham, at the Kothamangalam Cheriapally.
*As per the biography of [[Saint Gregorios of Malankara]] written by Mookencheril Paily Varkey in 1903, Palakunnath [[Mathews Mar Athanasius]] ordained the saintly Gregorios Thirumeni as Korooyo in this church in 1858.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.syriacchristianity.info/StGG/BreifhistoryMorGregorious.htm|title=Brief history of Saint Gregorios Chathuruthy - Parumala thirumeni}}</ref>
*From 1974 to 1997, the building adjacent to the Valiyapally was the bishop's residence of the diocesan Metropolitan.

== Gallery ==
<gallery mode=packed-hover heights=200px>
Kothamanagalam Valiyapally altar.jpg|Kothamanagalam [[Valiyapally]] altar
Baptismal font @ Valiyapally Kothamangalam.jpg|[[Baptismal font]] @ Valiyapally Kothamangalam
</gallery>

== See also ==
{{Portal|Christianity}}
* [[Syriac Orthodox Church]]
* [[Marthoma Cheriapally Kothamangalam]]
* [[Saint Mary Church of the Holy Belt]]
* [[St.Mary]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}
*{{Cite web|url=http://valiyapally.com|title=Martha Mariam Cathedral Valiya Pally Kothamangalam(St.Mary's Church)|website=valiyapally.com|access-date=2017-12-22}}</ref>

{{Christianity in Kerala}}
{{Churches of Kerala}}

[[Category:Syriac Orthodox churches in India]]
[[Category:Soonoro churches in Kerala]]
[[Category:Syriac Orthodox cathedrals]]
[[Category:Churches in Kothamangalam]]
[[Category:Oriental Orthodox cathedrals in India]]
[[Category:Churches completed in 1338]]
[[Category:14th-century churches in India]]
[[Category:14th-century Oriental Orthodox church buildings]]