St. Mary's Cathedral, Manarcaud

Manarcad Marth Maryam Cathedral, is a Jacobite Syrian Church located about 9 km from the town of Kottayam in Kerala, India and a destination for people on annual pilgrimages seeking the blessings of the Virgin Mary. There are 3000 families in this parish and it is one of the largest Christian parishes in Kerala.Feasts January 15 – A feast invoking the blessings of the Virgin Mary on agricultural seeds February 26 – Sunero Feast May 6 – Commemoration of St. George August 15 - Virgin Mary's Ascension Day September 8 - 8 Day Lent, Feast of the Virgin Mary's birth; millions attend the annual 8-day celebration, known as Ettunombu Perunnal, during which an image of Christ and the Virgin is unveiled.AdministrationVicar: Kuriakose Cor Episcopa IttiyadathCo-vicars: Kuriakose Corepiscopos Kizhakkedathu, Kuriakose Corepiscopos Karukayil, Kuriakose Kalayil, Mathews Vadakkedathu, Mathews Manavathu, Andrews Corepiscopos Chiravathara, and M.I. Thomas MattathilThe Small Church and the crossesThe Small Church was built just opposite the main church on the main road. Eight kilometers east of Kottayam town, on K.K. Road, at Manarcad Junction, lies a Cross of the Church. The church and all church establishments are all only around north of this cross. There is another cross set up half a kilometer west of the Churchyard at Kottayam.Schools & HospitalsSt. Mary's CBSE School, Manarcad (established 1993)St. Mary's Higher Secondary School (established 1949)St. Mary's IT College (established 1978)St. Mary's Nursing School (established 1976)St. Mary's College (established 1981)St Mary's Hospital