'''St. Mary's Church''' is the oldest Roman Catholic church in the city of [[Secunderabad]], India. It was formerly the Cathedral of the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hyderabad|Archdiocese of Hyderabad]]. It is dedicated to the [[Blessed Virgin Mary (Roman Catholic)|Blessed Virgin Mary]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stmarysbasilicasecunderabad.org/history.html |title=St Mary'S Basilica Secunderabad |publisher=Stmarysbasilicasecunderabad.org |date= |accessdate=2013-11-19}}</ref> Adjacent to the church is the convent of St. Ann's which runs the [[St. Ann's High School, Secunderabad]].
==చరిత్ర==
==History==
Theఈ church began with the work of Fr.చర్చిని Danielబ్రిటిష్ Murphyఆర్మీలోని amongఐరిష్ Irishకాథలిక్కుల Catholicsకోసం inఫాదర్ theడేనియల్ Britishమర్ఫీ Armyప్రారంభించాడు.<ref name="hist">{{cite web|url=http://www.st-marys-church-secbad.com/renovation.html |accessdate=3 April 2014 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716125405/http://www.st-marys-church-secbad.com/renovation.html |archivedate=16 July 2011 }}</ref>అతడు He1839లో arrivedభారతదేశానికి in India in 1839, and began the construction of St. Mary's churchవచ్చి asఈ aచర్చిని cathedral1840లో inనిర్మించడం 1840ఆరంభించాడు.<ref name="ce">{{Catholic|no-icon=1|prescript=|url=http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07592b.htm|title=Diocese of Hyderabad-Deccan}}</ref> It was completed and blessed in 1850, and was at that time the largest church in [[Hyderabad State]].<ref name="hist"/> The church ceased to be a cathedral in 1886, when the [[Episcopal see|see]] was moved from Secunderabad to [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]].<ref name="ce"/>
