St. Mary's Forane Church is a Syro-Malabar church in

Arakuzha Arakuzha is a small village situated 6 km from Muvattupuzha in Kerala, India. The SH 41 connects Arakuzha with Muvattupuzha and Koothattukulam and Moozhi bridge connects Arakuzha to pineapple city of India, Vazhakulam town which is also 6&n ...

village, 6 km from

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. The village has a large population of Nasrani Christians. These Nasrani Christians of

have more than 1500 years of

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. The church is under the jurisdiction of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Kothamangalam.

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Mar Varghese Payyappilly Palakkappilly Payyappilly Varghese Kathanar was a Syro-Malabar priest from the Indian state of Kerala and the founder of the congregation of Sisters of the Destitute. He was declared Venerable by Pope Francis on 14 April 2018. Family Kathanar was born as Kun ...

has served as the parish priest between 1920 and 1922.Former vicars - Payyappilly Varghese Kathanar (1920-22)

History

It was Rathappillil Muthi who erected the Marth Mariam Forane Church at Aarakzha. The church was pulled apart and rebuilt several times. File:Payyappilly Varghese Kathanar.jpg,

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Mar Varghese Payyappilly Varghese Payyappilly was a Syro-Malabar priest from the Indian state of Kerala and the founder of the congregation of Sisters of the Destitute. He was declared Venerable by Pope Francis on 14 April 2018. Family Kathanar was born as Kunjuvaru on ...

served as the vicar of the church during the period 1920-22. File:Mar Gregory Karotemprel and Prasant Payyappilly Palakkappilly.jpg, Bishop

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and Fr. Palakkappilly at Marth Mariam Church, Arakuzha. File:St. Mary's Forane Church in Arakuzha, Kerala.jpg

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References

http://www.smcim.org/church/arakuzha/article/391 {{DEFAULTSORT:Kothamangalam, Diocese of Archdiocese of Ernakulam-Angamaly Syro-Malabar Catholic church buildings Christian organizations established in 1957 Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century Religious organizations established in the 1640s Eastern Catholic churches in Kerala Churches in Ernakulam district 1957 establishments in Kerala