page_title: St. Mary's Forane Church, Edoor
section_title: Special Features
hierarchical_section_title: St. Mary's Forane Church, Edoor / Special Features
caption_attribution_description: English: Night View of St. Mary's Forane Church Edoor on the 2012 feast day.
context_page_description: St. Mary's Forane Church Edoor is one of the oldest churches and a notable Marian pilgrim centre in North Malabar of Kerala. It is near Iritty, the eastern town of Kannur district. This church is the first church in the name of St. Mary under the archdiocese of Thalassery. It is also the largest parish in the archdiocese. It is situated about 6.5 kilometres from the town of Iritty, which is also known as 'The Coorg valley in the God's own country'.
context_section_description: The major attraction here is the presence of Mother Mary, The Immaculate. Here is a charming statue of Mother Mary which may not be seen anywhere else. The people here call it as 'Edooramma (എടൂരമ്മ)', meaning 'The Mother of Edoor'.
  Another feature of this church is the wooden statue of crucified Jesus. Unlike other statues, here we can see Jesus crucified on 'four' nails.
  Unlike most of the churches in Syro-Malabar Church, this does not have a veil (curtain) in between the 'Madbaha' (altar) and 'Haikala' (the place in the church where people stand).
  The feast of St. Mary is held in the first week of January always. Thus it is also considered as the thanksgiving feast for the New Year. People from various parts of the district including those who belong to other religions come here to celebrate this festival.
caption: Night View of 'St. Mary's Forane Church Edoor' on the feast day in 2012.
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