| St. Mary Queen of Peace Basilica, Palayam, Trivandrum | |
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| Samadhana Rajgni Malankara Suriani Catholica Basilica, Palayam, Trivandrum | |
 Front of the Basilica | |
  St. Mary Queen of Peace Basilica, Palayam, Trivandrum | |
| 8°30′11″N76°57′00″E / 8.503°N 76.95°E /8.503; 76.95 | |
| Location | Palayam, Trivandrum – 695 034, Kerala |
| Country | Republic of India |
| Denomination | Syro-Malankara Catholic Church |
| Website | Syro-Malankara Catholic Church |
| History | |
| Founded | 1933 |
| Founders | Metropolitan ArchbishopMar Ivanios |
| Dedication | St. Mary, Queen of Peace |
| Dedicated | 11 March 1933 |
| Architecture | |
| Style | IndianNeo-Gothic |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Major Archieparchy of Trivandrum |
| Parish | Palayam |
| Clergy | |
| Bishop | Moran Mor Baselios Cleemis |
| Priest | Rev. Dr. John Kuttiyil[1] |
TheSt. Mary, Queen of Peace Basilica, located in thePalayam/Cantonment area of the city ofThiruvananthapuram, in the state ofKerala,India, is the firstSyro-Malankara Catholic Church to be elevated to the rank of aCatholicbasilica. It is the fifth basilica in Kerala.
On 10 November 2008, at theSt. Mary's Cathedral, Pattom, Trivandrum,Leonardo Sandri, Papal representative and Cardinal Prefect of theCongregation for the Oriental Churches, announced the designation of the Queen of Peace Pro-Cathedral in Thiruvananthapuram as abasilica.Major ArchbishopMoran Mor Baselios CleemisCatholicos dedicated the church as the St. Mary, Queen of Peace Basilica on 7 December 2008. Kerala Minister for Law, Sports and Youth AffairsM. Vijayakumar presided over a meeting that followed.[2]
The former Pompador Cinema Theatre in the Palayam area of Trivandrum was converted into a church, and consecrated on 11 March 1933. The enthronement of ArchbishopMar 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; ArchbishopBenedict Mar Gregorios dedicated this new church toSt. Mary, Queen of Peace. The Church was renovated and blessed by Major Archbishop CardinalMoran Mor Baselios Cleemis on 4 October 2019.[3]
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