Church of Our Lady of Hope (
Malayalam: പ്രത്യാശമാതാ ദേവാലയം,
Cochin Portuguese: Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Esperança ) is a
Latin Church parish in the
Diocese of Cochin. It is located at
Fort Vypin in the island of
Vypeen, the point where the
Vembanad Lake merges with the
Arabian Sea, with
Fort Cochin on the other side.
The church, with an area of , occupies the southern end of Vypeen Island. Ministering to
Latin Catholics of Malabar, its liturgies are according to the
Roman Rite
The Roman Rite ( la, Ritus Romanus) is the primary liturgical rite of the Latin Church, the largest of the ''sui iuris'' particular churches that comprise the Catholic Church. It developed in the Latin language in the city of Rome and, while dist ...
of the
Catholic Church. The patron of the church is
Our Lady of Hope
Our Lady of Pontmain, also known as Our Lady of Hope, is the title given to the Virgin Mary following her apparition at Pontmain, France on 17 January 1871.
The Apparition
The Franco-Prussian War (also called the War of 1870) was the culminati ...
a form in which
Virgin mary is venerated as the patron of Fishermen and navigators, pointing to why the emblem of church is an
anchor. It happens to be one of the oldest churches in
Kochi, built by the
Portuguese in 1605 A.D. It is part of
Diocese of Cochin A significant
Anglo Indian population is found within the parish's borders. The church is home to the famous statue of
Ecce Homo, meaning 'Behold the man' (
Malayalam: കൈകെട്ടിയ രൂപം ) a statue of our lord in chains and is kept for public veneration on the fourth Sunday of lent every year.
Established in the year 1605, the Parish of Our Lady of Hope, had the fortune to celebrate her quadric-centennial celebrations in the year 2005. The parish has about 455 families and more than 2,100 parishioners. The faithful are grouped into 14 Family Units. Not at all scarce in the number of lay associations, the parish has the fortune to celebrate several feasts every year. With the ideal supervision and active participation of the parochial shepherds and encouraging and inspiring presence of the Congregation of the Canossian Sisters of Charity, the Parish of Our Lady of Hope is moving ahead. Thanks be to God
See also
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Archdiocese of Goa
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Christianity in India
Christianity is India's third-largest religion with about 27.8 million adherents, making up 2.3 percent of the population as of the 2011 census. The written records of the Saint Thomas Christians state that Christianity was introduced to th ...
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Roman Catholicism in India
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List of Roman Catholic dioceses in India
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List of Roman Catholic dioceses (structured_view)-Episcopal Conference of India
References
www.dioceseofcochin.org - Santa Cruz Basilica * https://www.dioceseofcochin.org/parish/our-lady-hope-church-estd-1605
Diocesan directory , www.ucanews.comDioceseofcochin.org
{{Churches of Kerala
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17th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in India