Welcome Note St. Mary's Queen of Peace Basilica

St. Mary Queen of Peace Basilica, located in the heart of Thiruvananthapuram city at Palayam, is the first house of worship of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Major Archiepiscopal Church.

The original building of the Church was a movie theatre called Pompadour. Venerated Archbishop Mar Ivanios bought it and restructured it into a church on 9 March 1933. The church building was thatched with tin sheets, and hence, it was called Thakarappalli for many years.   Venerated Archbishop Mar Ivanios was enthroned as the Head of Malankara Syrian Catholic Hierarchy here in the year 1933

The Church was blessed and named in honor of the Mother of God by Venerated  Archbishop Mar Ivanios on 11 March 1933.    This is the only Basilica of Malankara Catholic Church And the only  basilica dedicated in the name of Queen of Peace. This pilgrim church is open from 6.00 am to 9.30 pm for visit and prayer.