St. Mary's Forane Church, Athirampuzha (Athirampuzha)

India / Kerala / Kottayam / Athirampuzha
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St. Mary's Forane Church also known as valiya paLLy is situated in the heart of Athirampuzha. The Church was consecrated on 15th August in 835 A.D. on a land donated by the Brahmin family of ettaNassEri as thanksgiving for a male heir born to the family by praying to Virgin Mary. The church was renovated in 1680 A.D.

The renovation of the present church, a beautiful and grand structure, began in 1962 and was consecrated in 1966. The church brilliantly shows off western architecture and is 180 feet tall and 55 feet wide and the bell tower measures a height of 85 feet. The three bells hanging here were brought from Germany in the year 1905. The big cross in front of Valiya pally was built from a mono block of stone.
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Coordinates:   9°40'1"N   76°32'17"E

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  • I AM PROUD OF MY FORANE CHURCH
  • i am proud of it because this church was once a chappel of the 'famous', 'very old','our lady appeared' kuravilangad church. Do u wanna see the the famous kappalottam click it http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4720733963408091006&q=kuravilangad&total=1&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=0
  • WHAT IS KAPPALOTTAM
  • my own church.st sebastian pray for me
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