St. Mary's Church, Meenangadi

St. Mary's Church, Meenangadi
E. A. E St. Mary's 'Soonoro' Syrian Orthodox Pilgrim Church Meenangadi
Malayalam: ഇ.ഏ.ഇ സെന്‍റ് മേരീസ് 'സൂനോറോ' സുറിയാനി ഓർത്തഡോക്സ് തീർത്ഥാടന കേന്ദ്രം, മീനങ്ങാടി
St. Mary's Church, Meenangadi Location in Kerala, India
11°39′34″N 76°10′03″E / 11.65934°N 76.16751°E / 11.65934; 76.16751
Location	Meenangadi (Post), Wayanad District, Kerala
Country	India
Denomination	Syriac Orthodox
Tradition	Malankara Church
History
Status	Soonoro Pilgrim Centre
Founded	1957
Dedication	Saint Mary, Saint Thomas, Saint George
Consecrated	1 February 1958 (1958-02-01)
Relics held	Holy Soonoro(Girdle Of St.Mary), Relics of Patriarch Ignatius Elias III
Architecture
Architectural type	Church
Completed	1991
Administration
District	Wayanad district
Archdiocese	E.A.E Arch Diocese
Clergy
Bishop(s)	Mor Chrysostomos Markose Metropolitan
Vicar(s)	Rev. Fr. Varghese Kakkattil

E. A. E St. Mary's Soonoro Syriac Orthodox Church, Meenangadi (Malayalam: സെന്‍റ് മേരീസ് 'സൂനോറോ' തീര്‍ത്ഥാടന കേന്ദ്രം മീനങ്ങാടി), is a Marian Pilgrim center of the Syriac Orthodox Church^[1][2] located at Meenangadi in Kerala, India. The church is under E.A.E Arch Diocese, (Malayalam: പൗരസ്ത്യ സുവിശേഷ സമാജം)^[3] the first missionary association of Syriac Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East, and is currently under the direct control of Ignatius Aphrem II, Patriarch of the Syriac Orthodox Church.^[4] In 2006, the church was elevated to the status of "Marian Pilgrim Centre", and in 2018, it celebrated its diamond jubilee. It is the first church to adopt the 8 Day Lent in Malabar Region.^[5]