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St. Mary's Orthodox Valiyapally | |
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Location | Gangamma Circle, Bangalore, Karnataka |
Membership | 300 families |
Website | www |
St. Mary's Orthodox Valiyapally (previously St. Mary's Orthodox Church) is an Orthodox Church, located in Gangamma Circle, Bangalore, India. It is one of the oldest Malankara Orthodox Syrian churches in the city.
The Church belongs to the Bangalore Diocese of the Malankara Orthodox Church, which was founded by St. Thomas, one of the twelve apostles of Jesus Christ,who came to India in A.D. 52.
St. Mary's Orthodox Valiyapally is also the first Orthodox parish in Bangalore to have a Church of its own. The parish is made up of over 300 families till date.