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St George Orthodox Koonan Kurishu Old Syrian Church, is situated in 
This church is also known as "Mattancherry Muri" or "Erimeghapally" or "Mattancherry Church", and is the oldest St George Church in Kochi. Considering the historic importance of this Church as the site of the Oath,Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church
declared it as a historic monument and well as a pilgrim center.
St George Orthodox Koonan Kurishu Old Syrian Church, is situated in Mattancherry
Mattancherry (), is a locality in the city of Kochi, India. It is about 9 km south-west from the city center. It is said that the name Mattancherry comes from "Ancherry Mattom", a ''Namboodiri illam'' which the foreign traders then pronounc ...
, Kochi and belongs to the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church
The Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church (MOSC) also known as the Indian Orthodox Church (IOC) or simply as the Malankara Church, is an autocephalous Oriental Orthodox church headquartered in Devalokam, near Kottayam, India. The church serve ...
. The church was constructed at the site of the historic Leaning Cross Oath (Koonan Kurish Sathyam) by Bishop Shakrulla Mar Baselios a Syriac Orthodox
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Bishop in AD 1751. The Church is dedicated to St George (Geevarghese Sahada) and the Holy relics of St George
Saint George (Greek language, Greek: Γεώργιος (Geórgios), Latin language, Latin: Georgius, Arabic language, Arabic: القديس جرجس; died 23 April 303), also George of Lydda, was a Christians, Christian who is venerated as a sa ...
is installed in the Holy Sanctuary.
This church is also known as "Mattancherry Muri" or "Erimeghapally" or "Mattancherry Church", and is the oldest St George Church in Kochi. Considering the historic importance of this Church as the site of the Oath,Malankara Orthodox Syrian Churchdeclared it as a historic monument and well as a pilgrim center.
Timings of Liturgy at Koonan Kurishu Old Syrian Church
TheHoly Qurbana
The Holy Qurbana ( syr, ܩܘܼܪܒܵܢܵܐ ܩܲܕܝܫܵܐ, ''Qurbānā Qaddišā'' in Eastern Syriac or ''Qurbānā Qandišā'' in the Indian variant of Eastern Syriac, the "Holy Offering" or "Holy Sacrifice" in English), refers to the Eucharis ...
is conducted at Koonan Kurishu Church on all Fridays and Sundays.
The offering of Neyyappam by devotees for 'favours received' and 'prayers heard' is a custom here.
References
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