[4] In 2006, the church was elevated to the status of "Marian Pilgrim Centre", and in 2018, it celebrated its diamond jubilee.

[5] The migration of Syrian Christian families from Travancore, especially from Kothamangalam, Perumbavoor and Muvattupuzha to India's Malabar region started in the early 1920s.

According to a local tradition, the parishioners fasted and prayed according to a bible verse they found; 2 Chronicles 7:12.

Under the leadership of K.O Varghese, a parishioner built a temporary prayer shed on high terrain on his land at Meenangadi town.

E.A.E missionary Corepiscoppa Geevarghese Athunkal, the founder of Evangelistic Association Of The East (EAE) discussed the establishment of a church.

The first Holy Mass was celebrated by Vicar Malphono Naseeho Geevarghese Athunkal Corepiscoppa.

Thomas had doubtful nature; to persuade others, he asked Mary to give him a sign of her for her memory and remembrance.

The original girdle is a relic belonging to Saint Mary Church of the Holy Belt.

On 20 July 1953 A.D, The Holy Girdle was discovered at the Altar of the church by Patriarch Ignatius Aphrem I Barsoum in the presence of Alexandros, the Greek Orthodox bishop of Homs, Syria.

[23][24] Saint Ignatius Elias III (died 13 February 1932) was the 119th Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch from 1917 to 1932 who arrived in Malankara and spend his last days there, and is buried at the monastery of Manjinikkara Dayara in Kerala,[25] India, which is now a site of pilgrimage for Syriac Orthodox Christians.

Mor Polycarpose Geevarghese (Metropolitan of E.A.E Arch Diocese) Yuhanon Mor Philoxenos Valiya Thirumeni, Bishop Emeritus of Malabar Diocese[35] 'Malphono Naseeho' Athunkal Geevarghese Corepiscopa (First Vicar & Founder of the Church) 'Malankara Malpan' Kurien Kaniamparambil Corepiscopa[36] Fr.