| St. Mary's Basilica | |
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| Location | Bangalore, Karnataka |
| Country | India |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| History | |
| Status | Minor Basilica |
| Founder(s) | Fr. Jean-Antoine Dubois |
| Dedication | St. Mary |
| Consecrated | 8 September 1882 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Style | Gothic |
| Administration | |
| Archdiocese | Archdiocese of Bangalore |
| Deanery | Basilica Deanery |
| Clergy | |
| Archbishop | Archbishop Peter Machado |
| Rector | Fr. Martin Kumar |
| Vicar(s) | S. Jaynathan & Msgr. C. Francis |
| Dean | Fr. Martin Ananda Kumar. |
| Priest(s) | Fr. Martin Kumar |
| Assistant priest(s) | Fr. Joe Prem Britto |
| Senior pastor(s) | Fr. Micheal Antony |
St. Mary's Basilica is a shrine located in Shivajinagar (Blackpally) locality of Karnataka, India. It is among the oldest churches at Bangalore and the first church in the state that has been elevated to the status of a minor basilica.[1][2][3] It is famous for festivities held during the St. Mary's Feast in the month of September each year, attracting devotees from the entire metropolitan area of Bangalore.
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- ^ Sharma, Preethi; Vishwanathan, Nishi. Bangalore:An Expat Survival Guide. Chillibreeze publication. ISBN 9788190405522. Retrieved 15 August 2007.
- ^ Srinivas, Smriti (2001). Landscapes of Urban Memory: The Sacred and the Civic in India's High-Tech City. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press. p. 18. ISBN 1452904898. Retrieved 19 January 2015.