Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, Nellimarathupatti

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Lady of Mount Carmel Church
Lady of Mt. Carmel Church
கார்மேல் அன்னை ஆலயம்
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Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, Nellimarathupatti
12°13′12″N78°19′47″E / 12.2198842°N 78.3296993°E / 12.2198842; 78.3296993
Location Nellimarathupatti, Kelavalli, Kambainallur, Dharamapuri, Tamil Nadu
Country India
Denomination Catholic
Religious order Jesuit
Membership40 Families
History
Status Parish church
Founded2001
Founder(s)Fr. Chevalier
Dedication St. Mary
Cult(s) present Catholic devotions
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architectural type Church
Style Modern Architecture
Groundbreaking 2000
CompletedOctober 29, 2001
Administration
Archdiocese Pondicherry and Cuddalore
Diocese Dharmapuri
Episcopal area TNBC
Deanery Dharmapuri
Parish Nellimarathupatti
Clergy
Archbishop Francis Kalist
Bishop(s) Lawrence Pius Dorairaj
Priest(s) Fr. S. Rajappa

Our Lady of Mount Carmel is a Roman Catholic church [1] in Nellimarathupatti village, Tamil Nadu, India. This Church serves under Dharamapuri Diocese.

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History

According to records from 1774, Christians lived between from North Kelavalli to South Kambainallur village, with farming as their major profession. In the 18th century, the area south of the Ponnaiyar River banks was known as "Nadutheru," now called Kongrapatti, and the region further south was called "Keeltheru", presently located in Kelavalli and Nellimarathupatti. [2] The village headman of Keeltheru took the Christians land and provided them with new land, which is now known as Nellimarathupatti. Subsequently, the Christians built a new chapel in this village.

Fr. Chevalier, affectionately known as "Chappathi Mulli Samiyar" by the locals, constructed a room and resided in this village, continuing his preaching. The Soosai family and the Yesuvadiyan family were among the early Christian families residing in this village. However, due to water scarcity and the inability to sustain farming, they left the village and resettled in Elathagiri and Edappadi. During that time, the northern side of the Ponnaiyar River was referred to as "Meltheru", and the primary source of income for the villages was weaving. Around 1833, weavers from Poonamallee, Muthialpettai, Salem, and Elathagiri established settlements near Kambainallur, while some Christians settled in Nellimarathupatti. [3]

In 1838, Fr. Prico had numerous assistants, and one of them, Fr. Mario Thebericiyak, recorded in his diary that he conducted missionary work in Nellimarathupatti [4] for several days. Between 1845 and 1853, Fr. Gyon Magimainathar settled in Kambainallur to provide medical services and often visited Nellimarathupatti for preaching purposes. In subsequent years, this chapel received pastoral care from Elathagiri and Dharmapuri parishes.

On October 29, 2001, a new church named Mary Mt. Carmel was constructed adjacent to the old chapel, and it was inaugurated by Bishop Joseph Anthony Irudayaraj of Dharmapuri. It continued to function as a substation of Elathagiri and Dharmapuri Parish. Subsequently, in October 2009, the diocesan bishop elevated this church to the status of a parish church, [5] and Fr. M. Arulsamy was appointed as its first parish priest.

Under the tenure of Fr. Albert William, this church underwent renovation and was reopened by Bishop Larewance Pius [6] on October 7, 2021.

Bathelamite Sisters Congregation

In 2009, the Bethlehemites sisters [7] from this congregation expressed their desire to serve in this diocese and requested Bishop Joseph Antony Irudhiyaraj's permission. The bishop subsequently assigned them to Nellimarathupatti Parish and provided them with land for their services.

In 2012, the sisters established a convent school named Sacred Heart, which has since been actively involved in providing religious and educational services to this parish.

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References

  1. ↑ "Nellimarathi Parish mentioned in Diocese Official website" . Retrieved July 7, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Members of this villagers listed in coconut board document" (PDF). Retrieved July 7, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Bethlemite Congregation mentioned in Indian Catholic Official website Serial Number 26" . Retrieved July 7, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Bethlemite Congregation mentioned in Diocese Official website Serial Number 26" . Retrieved July 6, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Parish mentioned in Catholic News Website" . Retrieved May 23, 2021.
  6. ↑ "About Diocese Bishop" . Retrieved May 6, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Congrigation address in official website" . Retrieved May 4, 2021.
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