Mother of God Church | |
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8°29′39″N76°54′01″E / 8.49418°N 76.90021°E | |
Address | Veli Sanghumugham Rd |
Country | India |
Denomination | Catholic |
Website | vettucaudchurch |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Clergy | |
Priest(s) | Rev. Fr. Edison Y. M |
The Mother of God Church, also known as the Madre de Deus Church ("mother of God" in Portuguese/Latin), is a church located in Vettukad in Kerala, India's Thiruvananthapuram district. The current church building was constructed in 1934 and finished in 1937 and has since grown into a small township with a Christian population of 6,770.[ when? ] There is evidence[ vague ] that Christians[ specify ] have existed in Vettukad since the 15th century. Madre de Deus is known for its Feast of Christ the King celebration, which it has been celebrating for more than 500 years. Organisations such as the Kerala Catholic Youth Movement (KCYM), Legion of Mary, Sodality, Vincent de Paul, and TSSS[ expand acronym ] actively work with the church.
St. Francis Xavier is thought to have visited Vettukad sometime between 1543 and 1547 to evangelise the region but found a population of Christians already there. In 1568, Madre De Deus had a parish of 175. The current church was built under Rev. Fr. Godwin A. Gudinho in 1934 and completed under Rev. Fr. Michael John in 1937. It was subsequently blessed by Monsinjor Leon De Souza, Vicar General of the Cochin Diocese, and grew with the help of St. Antony’s Forane Church and the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Trivandrum. A new cemetery vault was added to the parish in 2008, increasing the capacity by more than 100.
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