St. Mary, Queen of Peace Basilica

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 November 10. 2008, at the St. Mary's Cathedral, Pattom, Trivandrum, Leonardo Cardinal Sandri, Papal representative and 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 December 7, 2008. Kerala Minister M. Vijaya Kumar presided over a meeting that followed.Syro-Malankara Catholic Basilica
==History==
The former Pompador Cinema Theatre in the Palayam area of Trivandrum was converted into a church, and consecrated on March 11, 1933. The enthronement of Archbishop Mar Ivanios took place in this pro-cathedral on the same day. The roof of the new church was made of tin sheets, therefore people called it the 'Tin Church' (Thakara Palli). In 1991 the 'Tin Church' was replaced with a new building; Archbishop Benedict Mar Gregorios dedicated this new church to St. Mary, Queen of Peace.
==See also==
St. Mary's Cathedral, Pattom, Trivandrum
==References==
==Source==
Deepika,December 8, 2008.
Category:Thiruvananthapuram
Category:Churches in Kerala
Category:Syro-Malankara Catholic Church