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St. Mary's Forane Church, Arakuzha

Syro-Malabar church at Arakuzha near Muvattupuzha, in a village whose Nasrani Christians have 1,500 years of recorded history

Photo: Mathen Payyappilly Palakkappilly (User:Achayan) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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01 — The story

This Syro-Malabar forane church dedicated to St Mary stands in Arakuzha village, 6 km from Muvattupuzha, under the Eparchy of Kothamangalam. The village has a large Nasrani Christian population whose recorded history goes back more than 1,500 years.

The church, the Marth Mariam Forane Church, was first erected by Rathappillil Muthi and has been pulled down and rebuilt several times since. The Servant of God Mar Varghese Payyappilly Palakkappilly served as its parish priest from 1920 to 1922.

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02 — About

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We’re still writing about St. Mary's Forane Church, Arakuzha: its history, what’s there and why it’s worth the trip.