St. Mary's Forane Church, Karimannoor
Appearance
St. Mary's Forane Church, Karimannoor | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Syro-Malabar Catholic Church |
Province | Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Kothamangalam |
Year consecrated | 1902 |
Location | |
Location | Karimannoor, Thodupuzha |
Direction of façade | West |
St. Mary's Forane Church (Marth Mariam Forane Church) is a Syro-Malabar Catholic church in Karimannoor panchayath, 10 km away from Thodupuzha, in the Eparchy of Kothamangalam. St. Mary's Forane Church claims to date to 105 AD and to be the site of the first Marian apparition in world history, with the appearance of the Virgin Mary to three young boys at a spring in 335 AD.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ "Saint Mary's Forane a reminder of Christian roots for Syro-Malabar Catholics | Catholics & Cultures". www.catholicsandcultures.org. Retrieved 15 January 2024.