PILGRIM CENTRES

Major Pilgrim Centres of Malankara 

Angmali diocese

1. Kothamangalam MarThoma Cheriapally

(Tomb of Maphriono St. Baselious Yeldho)

2. North Paravur St. Thomas Church (Vadakken Paravur) 

(Tomb of St. Gregorios Abdul Jaleel, Metropolitan of Jerusalem)

3. Aluva Thrikkunnathu St. Mary’s Church

(Tombs of Mlankara Metropolitan St. Athanasius Paulose (Valiya Thirumeni), 

Mor Athanasius Paulose Kadavil, Mor Gregorios Geevarghese Vayaliparambil)

4. Angamaly St. Mary’s Church

(Tomb of Mor Koorilos Paulose Ambatt)

5. Akaparambu Mor Sabor Mor Apfroth Cathedral 

(Established by two Syrian Orthodox bishops Mor Sabor and Mor Aphroth

in the 9th century)

6. Pallikkara St. Mary’s cathedral  

(Church established in 9th century by a few parishoners of Edapally Church)

7. Rakkad St. Mary’s Church

(Nercha pally establsihed by the patriarchal delegate Mor Ivanios Hidayatulla 

in the 17th century)


8. St.Mary's JSO Church, Thuruthilpy Valayanchirangara, Perumbavoor, Ernakulam Dt

Kandanad diocese 

1. Kandanad Marth Mariam Church

(Tombs of Maphryono St. Baseless Shakralla & Mar Thoma IV)

2. Piravom St. Mary’s Valiya Pally

(Believe dto be one of the first Christian churches in the world)

3. Kadamattom St. George Churh

(Tomb of Mar Thoma VIII & mother parish of Kadamattath Achen)

Kochi diocese 

1. Mulanthuruthy MarThoman Church

(Tombs of Mor Yuyakkim Koorilose, Mor Ivanious Hidayathulla, 

Mor Gregorios Yuhanon)

2. Karingachira St. George Cathedral

Kollam diocese 

1. Kundara St. Mary's Church

(Soonoro of our Mother Mary installed)

2. Puthoor St. Kuriakose Church

(Relics of Kuriakose Sahdo)

3. Mikhayel Mor Dionysius Dayara, Adoor 

Kottayam diocese 

1. Manarcaud Marth Mariam Cathedral

2. Panampady Church

(Tombs of St. Paulose Koorilose Kochuparambil & Mor Divansious Michael)

3. Puthupally St. George Patriarchal Church


Knanaya Diocese 

1. Kottayam St. Mary’s Knanaya Valiya Pally

(Famous for the Persian Cross of 7th century and Tomb of Mor Severaious

Kuriakose Edavazhikkal and famous historian Mr.. E M Philip Edavazhikkal)

Kozhikode Diocese 

1. St.George Chapel, Vattal, Thamarasserry, Calicut Dt.

2. St.Mary's JSO Soonoro Church, Velankode, Calicut Dt.

(Holy Soonoro of Mother Mary)

Malabar Diocese

1. St.Mary's Jacobite Syrian Orthodox Church, Cheengeri, Wayanad

(Holy relics of Mor Baselios Yeldho Maphryono, Kothamangalam) 

http://cheengeripally.org 

2. St.Peter's & St.Paul's Jacobite Syrian Orthodox Cathedral, Meenangadi

(Tomb of Mor Philaxinos Samuel, the first metropolitan of Malabar)

3. Mor Baselios JSO Church, Cheeyambam, Pulapally

(Holy relics of Mor Baselios Yeldho Maphryono, Kothamangalam)

4. St.Mary's JSO Soonoro Church, Sulthan's Battery

(Holy soonoro of Mother Mary)

5. St.Mary's JSO Soonoro Church, Pattanikkoop, Pulpally

(Holy Soonoro of Mother Mary)

Simhasana Church 

1. Manjinikkara Mor Ignatius Dayro

(Tombs of Patriarch of Antioch, St. Ignatius Elias III, Patriarchal delegate 

Mor Yulius Elias, Mor Yulious Yakub , Mor Osthatheos Benyamn Joseph)

2. Kunnakumkulam St. Mary’s Simhasana Church

(Tombs of St. Osthatheos Sleeba & Mor Severios Paulos)

3. Malecuriz St. George Dayro

(Tomb of Catholicos Baselios Paulose II & relics of St. Gregorios Geevarghese

-Parumala Thirumeni)

4. Thrikkothamangalam St. Mary's Bethlehem Church

(Tomb of H.G. Yakkoob Mar Themotheos, First principal of MSOT seminary)

5. Manjinikkara Mor Ignatius Dayro

(Tombs of Patriarch of Antioch, St. Ignatius Elias III, Patriarchal delegate 

Mor Yulius Elias, Mor Yulious Yakub , Mor Osthatheos Benyamn Joseph)

Evangelical Association of the East 

1. St.Mary's JSO Soonoro Church, Meenangadi

(Holy Soonoro of Mother Mary, Holy Relics of Mor Ignatius Elias IIIrd)

Church presently belonging to other Christian denominations

1. Parumala St. Peter’s Church

(Tomb of St. Gregorios Geevarghese - Parumala Thirumeni)

2. Mylapore St. Thomas Mount

(Burial place of Apostle St. Thomas)