St. George Syro-Malabar Catholic Forane Church, popularly known as Edappally Mar Geevarghese Sahada Pally, is situated in Edappally, which is about 10 km from Cochin, India. This is one of the oldest churches in India, built in 594 AD. It was originally dedicated to the Virgin Mary, called Marth Mariam in the vernacular. In 1080, a new church was built adjacent to the old church. Every year, a grand nine-day festival is celebrated here in the month of April - May.