St. George Forane Church

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Palarivattom – Edappally Rd, Ponekkara, Edappally, Kochi, Kerala 682024, India

St. George’s Forane Church Edappally, locally known as ‘Edappally Palli’ is a Catholic pilgrimage church in Edapally, Kochi, India. Being Asia’s largest shrine to Saint George, about five million people visit it every year. The church is believed to have been founded in 593 AD. It is regarded as one of the oldest churches in Kerala, after the seven churches founded by Thomas the Apostle in the first century AD. The church was originally dedicated to the Virgin Mary (Marth Mariam).