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St. Mary, Queen of Peace Basilica, Trivandrum
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The St. Mary, Queen of Peace Basilica, located in the Palayam/Cantonment area of the city of Thiruvananthapuram, in the state of Kerala, India, is the first Syro-Malankara Catholic Church to be elevated to the rank of a Catholic basilica. It is the fourth basilica in Kerala. On 10 November. 2008, at the St. Mary's Cathedral, Pattom, Trivandrum, Leonardo Sandri, Papal representative and Cardinal Prefect of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches, announced the designation of the Queen of Peace Pro-Cathedral in Thiruvananthapuram as a basilica. Major Archbishop Moran Mor Baselios Cleemis Catholicos dedicated the church as the St. Mary, Queen of Peace Basilica on 7 December 2008. Kerala Minister M. Vijayakumar presided over a meeting that followed.Basilica News Bulletin. The majority of the Basilicas in south India shows the spread of Christianity in South India. An unofficial study puts the number of ordained priests hailing from South India at a little over 45 % for the entire India.
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St. Mary, Queen of Peace Basilica, Trivandrum
University of Kerala Senate House Campus, Palayam, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala 695034
