St. Mary's Forane Church is a

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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. The Moozhi Bridge connects Arakuzha to the Pineapple City of India, Vazhakulam, which is also 6 ...

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 Varghese Payyappilly was an Indian Syro-Malabar priest from 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 8 August ...

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 served as the vicar of the church during the period 1920-22. File:Mar Gregory Karotemprel and Prasant Payyappilly Palakkappilly.jpg, Bishop Mar Gregory Karotemprel and Fr. Palakkappilly at Marth Mariam Church, Arakuzha. File:St. Mary's Forane Church in Arakuzha, Kerala.jpg

Daily Qurbana Timings

References

http://www.smcim.org/church/arakuzha/article/391 {{DEFAULTSORT:Kothamangalam, Diocese of Syro-Malabar Catholic church buildings Churches in Ernakulam district Ancient churches of the Saint Thomas Christians (pre-1606)