St. Mary's Jacobite Syrian Cathedral, Kothamangalam
| Martha Mariyam Cathedral Valiyapally, Kothamangalam | |
|---|---|
കോതമംഗലം മര്ത്തമറിയം കത്തീഡ്രല് വലിയപള്ളി | |
Martha Mariyam Cathedral Cathedral Valiyapally, Kothamangalam | |
| 10°03′51″N 76°37′49″E / 10.0642781°N 76.6301738°E | |
| Location | Kothamangalam, Ernakulam, India |
| Denomination | Malankara Jacobite Syrian Church |
| Website | http://valiyapally.com |
| History | |
| Status | Cathedral, Valiyapally |
| Architecture | |
| Style | Kerala Architecture |
| Years built | 498 to 1340 |
| Administration | |
| District | Ernakulam |
| Province | Kothamangalam |
| Diocese | Angamaly |
| Clergy | |
| Archbishop | Aboon Mor Baselios Joseph, Catholicos of the East and Malankara Metropolitan (Metropolitan of Angamaly) |
| Bishop(s) | Mor Yulios Elias, Metropolitan of Kothamangalam |
| Vicar(s) | Fr. Abraham Saji |
Martha Mariyam Cathedral or St. Mary's Church is a prominent Valiyapally (Principal Church) of the Syriac Orthodox Church situated in Kothamangalam town in the Ernakulam district of Kerala, India.
It is one of the earliest Christian churches in India. According to a local belief, the church was founded on or before the 4th century by a few Syrian Christian families who had migrated from Paravur and Angamali. The new church was established in 1338 AD by four Syrian Christian merchants who bought the entire land of Kothamangalam from a local chief for commodity trading with the nearby state of Tamil Nadu.