St. Mary's Orthodox Syrian Cathedral, Kandanad

Kandanad Valiyapally aka St. Mary's Orthodox Cathedral, Kandanad is a cathedral in the Kandanad village of Ernakulam District of Kerala. Believed to have been originally constructed circa 4th century AD, it has been administered by Diocese of Kandanad of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church. From 1974 to 2019, the Jacobite Syrian Orthodox Church administered the cathedral.^[1]

St Mary's Orthodox Cathedral, Kandanad
St Mary's Orthodox Cathedral, Kandanad
Religion
Affiliation	Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church
District	Ernakulam
Province	Kerala
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	Cathedral
Year consecrated	4th century AD
Location
Location	Kandanad, Ernakulam, India
Architecture
Type	Church
Style	Kerala Architecture
Direction of façade	West
Website
http://www.kandanadwest.org/parish1.php?albun=24

Kandanad is a village in the Ernakulam district of Kerala. The church is located near Udayamperoor and Mulamthuruthy^{[further explanation needed]} in Ernakulam, Kerala, India.

History

The church edifice was completed in 1910. An inscription on the wall says that the church was consecrated in the 4th century.^{[citation needed]}

See also

Marth Mariam Cathedral Kandanad (Kizhakkinde Yerushulem)