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Thazhathangady Pally
Thazhathangady Pally or Thazhathangady Mar Baselios Mar Gregorios Orthodox Church is a parish attached to the Kottayam Central Orthodox Diocese of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church. The church is located on the banks of Meenachil River on Kumarakom Road in Kottayam. History A worshiping community of Syrian Christian adherents existed in Thazhathangady dating back to the 12th century AD. Thazhathangady was the headquarters of the Thekkumkoor (Thekkumkur) Rajas who ruled over a principality which includes the larger parts of the present Kottayam and Idukki districts. In order to develop the trade and commercial activities of the Kingdom, the Rajas encouraged settlement of Malankara Nazranis who excelled in these spheres of life. Present day On the banks of Meenachil River, in close proximity to the Church, there is very ancient, large granite cross A cross is a geometrical figure consisting of two intersecting lines or bars, usually perpendicular to each other. The li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kottayam Central Orthodox Diocese
Kottayam Central Diocese is one of the 30 dioceses of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church. The diocese was created in 1982. This diocese is in the direct control of Catholicos of the East (Malankara Metropolitan).The current Metropolitan of the diocese is the Malankara Metropolitan H.H Baselios Marthoma Mathews 3 . The head office is located in Devalokam Aramana, Kottayam. History ''Kottayam Central Diocese'' was created in 1982. Even before the formation of the diocese , most of the churches in the diocese were directly ruled by the Malankara Metropolitan . According to the available historical documents , these churches were administered in this manner before the Mulanthuruthy Synod which held in 1876.In 1876, when seven dioceses were formed as per the decisions of the Mulanthuruthy Synod which held at 1876 headed by H.H Ignatius Peter 4 , the then Patriarch of Antioch , these churches were ruled by the then Malankara Metropolitan H.G Pulikkottil Joseph Mar Dionysius 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |