Church is elevated

India - A church which has long been preserving a portion of the holy dress of St. Mary will soon be elevated in designation to that of a cathedral. St. Mary’s Jacobite Syrian Church in Angamaly, India will be given the status of ‘Sunoro Cathedral’ (church where a holy relic is kept) by the Patriarch of Antioch Ignatius Zaka I. It will be the first such designation in the Jacobite church. In connection with the famous ‘Annidha Festival’ on November 15, the official declaration will be made at a public function to be held on the church premises.