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Buddhism has historical influences on educational culture in Kerala. [4] The origin of the names Ezhuthu Palli and Pallikoodam trace back to the roots of Buddhism. [5] Until the end of the 18th century, the word Namostu Jinatam (Namotu Chinatam) was used in the beginning of Kerala's education courses for praying to the Buddha.
George Menachery,`Indian Church History Classics`, SARAS, Ed.Prof. George Menachery, Ollur, Vol.I The Nazranies 1998. C. I. Issac, The Evolution of Christian Church in India, ISBN 978 81 7255 056 1 2014, Soorygatha Publishers, PB No 3517, Kochi 682 035
St. Thomas, one of the primary disciples of Jesus Christ, is believed to have visited India during the 1st century and founded eight churches in Kerala, the foremost being St. Mary's Church. [1] The church is located at Niranam, near Thiruvalla, and many ancient relics are still preserved in its museum. Mar Sabor and Mar Proth
The two churches and a two-storey building in which the Paremmakkal Thoma Kathanar is said to have lived, is a protected monument of the Archeology Department of the Government of Kerala. The oldest church, St. Augustine's Forane Church was built in 1450 A.D. and the second church in the name of Blessed Mary was built in 1864 A.D. [4] There are ...
General John Munro, who was Diwan of Travancore, established the first college in India, CMS College Kottayam in 1815. Fr Kuriakose Elias Chavara who introduced the concept 'Pallikoodam' which gave admission to all students irrespective of gender, caste, creed etc. Mar Charles Lavigne, founder of one of the first residential English High Schools in Central Travancore, St Berchmans English High ...
Until 1961, the Church's history was deeply connected to the Malankara Mar Thoma Syrian Church. In the 1800s, South Indian Christians were in contact with British missionaries during the time of British colonialism. The missionaries facilitated the translation of the Bible into Malayalam in 1811; this was the first vernacular Bible in Kerala ...
It is considered as one among the oldest still standing church buildings in Kerala and across India, that predates several centuries before the arrival of European Christianity in India. It is located at Chengannur , a major town along the MC Road , about 117 km north of the Kerala state capital Thiruvananthapuram and about 98 km south of Kochi .
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