St. Mary's Church Thrikkunnathu

St. Mary's Orthodox Syrian Church, Thrikkunnathu, Aluva
St. Mary's Orthodox Syrian Church, Thrikkunnathu, Aluva St. Mary's Church, Thrikkunnathu, Aluva, Kerala
10°06′11″N76°21′26″E / 10.1030°N 76.3572°E / 10.1030; 76.3572
Location	Aluva, Kerala
Country	India
Denomination	Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church
History
Founded	1880
Dedication	St.Mary
Relics held	Tombs of H.G Kadavil Paulose Mar Athanasios (1907) H.G Kuttikkattil Paulose Mar Athanasios ]] Valiya ThirumeH.G .G Geevarghese Mar Gregorios Vayaliparambil (1966) H.G Dr. Philipose Mor Theophilos(1997)
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Heritage designation	Malankara Syrian Church
Architectural type	Kerala Architecture
Completed	1932
Closed	1977 for (40 Years) Due to the dispute between Jacobite Syriac Christian Church and Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church
Administration
Diocese	Angamaly Diocese

Thrikkunnathu St. Mary's Orthodox Syrian Church, is a church that is part of the Angamaly Diocese of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church. The church belongs to Thrikkunnathu Seminary , the headquarters of the Angamaly Diocese. It is located near the town of Aluva, in the Ernakulam district of Kerala. ^[1]

The Seminary was closed for 40 years due to factional authority disputes between the Jacobite Society and the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church. Following a Supreme Court verdict, the Seminary is controlled and administered by the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church.

Early Church

In 1880 the Malankara Syrian Church acquired 18 acres (73,000 m²) of land for construction of the church and a cornerstone was laid in 1889. The church began as a small building thatched with coconut leaves in the early 1900s. Paulose Mar Athanasius built the current St Mary's Church in the early 1930s. ^[2] The western side of the building was extended in 1964. Patriarchs of Antioch, Ignatius Abded Aloho II, St.Ignatius Elias III and Ignatius Jacob III had visited this church in 1911, 1931 and 1964. ^[3]

St Mary's Church at Thrikkunnathu Seminary in Aluva, 2009.

Tombs

• H.G Kadavil Paulose Mar Athanasios (1907) ^[4]
• H.G Kuttikkattil Paulose Mar Athanasios (1953) ^[5]
• H.G Vayalipparambil Geevarghese Mar Gregorios (1966)
• ^[6]
• H.G Kallupurackal Dr. Philipose Mar Theophilos (1997) ^[7]

References

1. "St. Mary's Orthodox Syrian Church, Thrikkunnathu Seminary, Aluva « Aluva Business Directory". www.aluvaindex.com.
2. hindu.com, Mar Athanasius canonized as saint , 21 August 2004, retrieved 16 June 2009."
3. "Aluva Thrikkunnathu St. Mary's Jacobite Syrian Church". www.syriacchristianity.info. Archived from the original on 9 May 2015.
4. "Kadavil Mor Athanasius I". Syriacchristianity.info. Archived from the original on 9 May 2015. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
5. "Valiya Thirumeni". Syriacchristianity.info. Archived from the original on 9 May 2015. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
6. Bibu Philip Mathew. "Mor Gregorius Gewargis Vayaliparambil (1899-1966)". Sor.cua.edu. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
7. "» Remembering Late lamented Dr.Philipose Mar Theophilus". Mgocsmdiaspora.org. 29 September 2012. Retrieved 12 April 2018.