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St. Thomas Cathedral, Pala
St Thomas Cathedral, also known as the Cathedral of Pala, is a Catholic church that follows the Syro-Malabar rite and is located in the town of Pala, Kerala, Pala in the state of Kerala in the south of the Asian country of India. It serves as the mother church of the Syro-Malabar Eparchy of Palai, Syro-Malabar Diocese or Eparchy of Palai ('' Eparchia Palaiensis'') which was created in 1950 through the bull "Quo Ecclesiarum" of Pope Pius XII. The church was founded in the year 1002 July 3, by four Syrian Christian families. These four Christian families of Palai were Tharayil, Koottumkal (brother of Tharayil_family_of_Pala, Tharayil Mappila), Erakonni and Vayalakombil. They engaged mainly in agriculture and trade. The traditional written history is that the Pala church founded by these families. Tharayil Thomman Mappila and Vayalakombil Thomman Mappila seek the permission to build a church at Pala. But the local ruler meenachil kartha's (karthavu) asked them to bring two more fami ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pala, Kerala
Pala () is a town and a municipality in Kottayam district of Kerala, India. It is the headquarters of the Meenachil taluk and the Pala Revenue Division. Pala is situated on the banks of the Meenachil river. It is one of the main gateways to the southern high ranges of the Western Ghats. Demographics Indian census, Pala had a population of 22,640. Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%. Pala has an average literacy rate of 98%, higher than the national average of 73%: male literacy is 98.5%, and female literacy is 97.8%, still much higher than the state average. 10% of the population is under 6 years of age. Christians make up 65.09% of the population, Hindus 34.19%, Muslims 0.00%, Jain 0.00%, other religions 0.05% and 0.15% not stated. Cuisine of Pala Appams, kallappams, or vellayappams are rice flour pancakes that have soft, thick white spongy centres and crisp, lace-like edges.Marks, Gil (2010), Encyclopedia of Jewish Food, John Wiley and sons Beef ular ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |