St. George’s Syro-Malabar Forane Church, Edappally

St. George's Forane Church, locally known as Edapally Church is a Syro Malabar Catholic pilgrimage church in Edapally, , . It is considered as Asia's largest shrine dedicated to Saint George, about five million people visit it every year.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Catholic
  • Description: Syro-Malabar church in Kochi, India
  • Also known as: “Edappally Church”, “Edappally Mar Geevarghese Sahada Palli”, “St. George Forane Church”, “St. George’s Catholic Forane Church”, “St. George’s Forane Church”, and “St. George’s Syro-Malabar Catholic Forane Church, Edappally”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include LuLu International Shopping Mall, Kochi and Changampuzha Park.

Shopping center
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LuLu Mall, Kochi is a located in , . Located at , it is one of the largest malls in India with a total built up area of 2 million sq.ft. is situated 680 metres northeast of St. George’s Syro-Malabar Forane Church, Edappally.

Park
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is a recreational park and a venue for various cultural activities in the city of Kochi, , . Established in 1977, the park is situated at Edapally, the birthplace of the great poet Changampuzha Krishna Pillai, on the side of the National Highway leading to . is situated 680 metres southwest of St. George’s Syro-Malabar Forane Church, Edappally.

School
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is a school, which is situated 260 metres southeast of St. George’s Syro-Malabar Forane Church, Edappally.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Edappally and Koonamthai.

Suburb
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or Idappalli is an urban quarter of the city of Kochi, Kerala, India. It is a major commercial centre as well as a prominent residential region.

Suburb
is an area in the city of in , . Situated around 8 km from the city centre, it is one of the wards in municipality.

Suburb
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is a ward of , . It is known for a four-directional intersection at its highway signal point on the Kochi Bypass. The district is a commercial area, which gained importance as a connecting point between the city's different taluks when the district's administration was moved to the nearby suburb of .

St. George’s Syro-Malabar Forane Church, Edappally

Latitude
10.02198° or 10° 1′ 19″ north
Longitude
76.30474° or 76° 18′ 17″ east
Open location code
7J2R28C3+QV
Open­Street­Map ID
way 363223692
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­catholic
Wiki­data ID
Q13110366
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In Other Languages

From Egyptian Arabic to Tamil—“St. George’s Syro-Malabar Forane Church, Edappally” goes by many names.
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه فوران الكاثوليكيه سانت جورج”
  • Malay: “Gereja Katolik Siro-Malabar Santo Georgios Forane”
  • Malayalam: “St. George’s Church, Edappally”
  • Malayalam: “ഇടപ്പള്ളി പള്ളി”
  • Tamil: “எடப்பள்ளி தேவாலயம்”
  • Tamil: “செயின்ட் ஜார்ஜ் போரேன் தேவாலயம், இடப்பள்ளி”
  • Tamil: “புனித ஜார்ஜ் குருமுதல்வர் தேவாலயம், இடப்பள்ளி”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include St. George Church Cemetery and St. George Forane Old Church.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Church Bell Tower and St. George Church Parish House.

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