| St. Mary's Cathedral, Madurai | |
| Pushpin Map: | Tamil Nadu |
| Map Caption: | St. Mary's Cathedral, Madurai, Tamil Nadu |
| Coordinates: | 9.9134°N 78.1258°W |
| Location: | East Veli Street, Madurai, Tamil Nadu |
| Country: |  India |
| Denomination: | Catholic Church |
| Status: | Parish church |
| Functional Status: | Active |
| Architect: | Savarimuthu[1] |
| Architectural Type: | Chapel |
| Style: | European, Roman and Continental architectural design |
| Groundbreaking: | 1840 |
| Completed Date: | 1841 |
| Parish: | Madurai |
| Archdiocese: | Archdiocese of Madurai[2] |
St. Mary's Cathedral or Church of Our Lady of Dolours[3] is a Roman Catholic church situated in Madurai, Tamil Nadu[4] in India. This church attained the status of a Cathedral in the year 1969.[5] It is built with two bell towers each 42 m high.[6]
It is located with the geographic coordinates of (9.9134°N 78.1258°W) at an altitude of about 157.1m (515.4feet) above the mean sea level, on East (Keela) Veli street,[7] in Madurai city.
The church was founded in the year 1840[8] by Fr. Bertrend SJ and was built in the year 1841 by Fr. Garnier.[9] This church is one of the popular churches in Tamil Nadu.[10]
This church is constructed with a mixture of European, Roman and Continental architectural designs.[11]
Occasions like Christmas, Easter, Good Friday and feast for the saints of Christianity are celebrated here in this church annually.[12]