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{{Short description| Roman Catholic church in Kerala, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2025}}
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| name             = Our Lady of Life Church Mattancherry - Roman Catholic church in Kerala
| fullname         = ജീവമാത ചർച്ച് മട്ടാഞ്ചേരി
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| image            = Our Lady of Life's Church in Mattancherry.jpg
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| location         = [[Kerala]]
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| diocese          = [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Cochin]]
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| bishop           = [[Antony Kattiparambil]]
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| language(s)      = Malayalam, English
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'''Our Lady of Life Church''' ({{langx|pt|Igreja da Nossa Senhora da Vida}} is a [[Roman Catholic Church]] in Ernakulam district, [[Mattancherry]], [[Kerala]], India.<ref>{{cite web | title=Church of Our Lady of life, Attractions, Mattancherry, Ernakulam, Kerala, India | website=[[Department of Tourism (Kerala)|Kerala Tourism - Kochi]] | date=1 April 2024 | url=https://www.keralatourism.org/kochi/our-lady-church-mattancherry.php | access-date=16 May 2024}}</ref> It was built in the 16th-century and practices under the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Cochin]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Our Lady of Life Church, Mattanchery {{!}} Diocese |url=https://www.dioceseofcochin.org/editorspick/our-lady-life-church-mattanchery |access-date=2024-03-06 |website=www.dioceseofcochin.org}}</ref>

== Gallery ==
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File:Our Lady of Life's Church in Mattancherry.jpg|Front View
File:Mattancherry Kuriachan Church by Augustus Binu.jpg|Kuriachan
File:Coonan Cross Church foundation.jpg|Inscription at Holy Cross Church
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== References ==
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[[Category:Churches in Ernakulam district]]
[[Category:Mattancherry]]


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