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Palayur Mar Thoma Major Archiepiscopal Church, is located at Palayur (historically known as Palur), in Thrissur district in Kerala on the west coast of India. [1] According to Saint Thomas Christian tradition, the Syrian church was established in 52 AD by St Thomas, one of the twelve apostles of Jesus Christ. [2]
When St. Thomas arrived from Kodungallur, Jews had a settlement at Palayur, two thousand years ago. Ruins of an ancient Jewish synagogue are still seen outside of a temple about a furlong away from the Church. [8] [9] The origin of Christians in Kerala dates back to AD 52 when St. Thomas landed at the port of Kodungalloor. He visited various ...
The Palayur church was elevated as the first Archdiocesan pilgrim centre on 16 April 2000. The relic of St. Thomas conveyed from Ortona, Italy was established in the main altar of the church. The 30 km long annual Lenten Mahatheerthadanam or great pilgrimage on foot from the Thrissur to Palayur has conducted in every year. [10]
Because of the close association of the St Thomas Christians with the East Syriac Church, the Indian Church of St Thomas is classified in history under the Chaldean matrix of rites, as we read in CCEO C.28:2 As Pope Pius XII said "during the centuries that India was cut off from the west and despite many trying vicissitudes, the Christian ...
St. Thomas Church, Palayoor is located at Palayur (also spelled Palayoor), in Thrissur district in Kerala on the west coast of India. According to tradition, it was established in 52 AD by St Thomas, The Apostle.
S. St. Joseph Chapel, Americankettu North West; St. Joseph's Church, Aloor; St. Joseph's Parish Shrine, Pavaratty; St. Mary's Orthodox Cathedral, Arthat
Bishop Joseph Srampickal baptizing a child at St. Thomas Cathedral old church, Pala. The Old church was rebuilt three times and the present old church was reconstructed in 1702 by Srampickal Ittan Mappilai a member of Tharayil family. He was a chief trader and agriculturist of the land and by the last decade of the 17th century a mukalappada ...
S. Sacred Heart Forane Church, Thiruvambady; Saint Antony's Syro-Malabar Church, Ollur; St Antony's Syro-Malabar Forane Church, Kurumpanadam; Saint Augustine's Forane Church, Ramapuram