Mar Thoma Jacobite Church, Kothamangalam | |
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10°03′45″N 76°37′44″E / 10.0625°N 76.629°E | |
Location | Kothamangalam, Ernakulam, India |
Denomination | Malankara Syrian Orthodox Church |
Website | https://www.cheriapally.org |
History | |
Status | Major Church |
Relics held | Tomb of St.Baselios Yeldo |
Architecture | |
Style | Kerala Architecture |
Completed | 1455 |
Administration | |
District | Ernakulam |
Province | Kerala |
Mar Thoma Cheriyapally is a Jacobite Syrian orthadox Church located in Kothamangalam town of Ernakulam district, Kerala, India. The church is believed to have been established in 1455 by 18 families who separated from Marth Maryam Valiyapally.[citation needed] The church is famous for the feast of Mor Baselios Yeldo, a Syriac Jacobite saint who preached in Kothamangalam. After his death, he was entombed in the altar room of this church. The church had witnessed many historic events of the Malankara.