| St. Mary's Forane Church | |
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Syro-Malabar Catholic Church |
| Province | Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Kothamangalam |
| Leadership | Major Archbishop |
| Location | |
| Location | Arakuzha, Muvattupuzha |
| Direction of façade | West |
| Website | |
| arakuzhachurch.org | |
St. Mary's Forane Church is a Syro-Malabar church in Arakuzha village, 6 km from Muvattupuzha, India. The village has a large population of Nasrani Christians. These Nasrani Christians of Arakuzha have more than 1500 years of recorded history.[1] The church is under the jurisdiction of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Kothamangalam. [2] Servant of God Mar Varghese Payyappilly Palakkappilly has served as the parish priest between 1920 and 1922.[3][4]
History
It was Rathappillil Muthi who erected the Marth Mariam Forane Church at Aarakzha.[5] The church was pulled apart and rebuilt several times.
Venerable Mar Varghese Payyappilly served as the vicar of the church during the period 1920-22.
Bishop Mar Gregory Karotemprel and Fr. Palakkappilly at Marth Mariam Church, Arakuzha.
Daily Qurbana Timings
| Sunday | 5:15 AM - Sapra,[6]5:45 AM |
| Monday | 6:15 AM - Sapra, 6:30 AM - Holy Qurbana |
| Tuesday | 6:15 AM - sapra, 6:30 AM- Holy Qurbana |
| Wednesday | 6:15 AM - Sapra, 6:30 AM - Holy Qurbana |
| Thursday | 6:15 AM - sapra, 6:30 AM - Holy Qurbana |
| Friday | 6:15 AM - Sapra, 6:30 AM - Holy Qurbana 10.00 AM Maleakurishu Chapel |
| Saturday | 6:00 AM - Holy Qurbana, Novena 7:00 A M - Holy Qurbana, Novena |
References
- ↑ "Ancient Churches, Stone Crosses of Kerala- Saint Thomas Cross, Nazraney Sthambams and other Persian Crosses | NSC NETWORK". nasrani.net. 15 January 2007. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
- ↑ "Eparchy of Kothamangalam". Archived from the original on 2 August 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
- ↑ Payyappilly Palakkappilly Varghese Kathanar Archived 2011-07-17 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Former vicars - Payyappilly Varghese Kathanar (1920-22) Archived 2013-10-29 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Rathappillil Family". rathappillilfamily.com. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
- ↑ "St. Mary's Forane Church Arakuzha | A Place of Pilgrimage". arakuzhachurch.org. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
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