Province Kerala Direction of façade West District Ernakulam Architectural type Church | Completed 825 CE Opened 825 AD Architectural style Architecture of Kerala | |
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Location Akaparambu, Angamaly, India Affiliation Malankara Jacobite Syrian Church | ||
Mar Sabor & Mar Aphroth church Akaparambu is one of the ancient churches in Kerala. In ancient records the church is referred to as the Akaparambu Valiyapally.
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History
The church is famous for the beautiful ancient mural paintings. The Bishop Mar Gregorios Vayaliparambil (1899–1966) belonged to this parish church. For long time the church at Ankamaly and the Mor Sabor and Mor Afroth chapel at Akaparambu were a united parish and was administered by one council.
Mar Sabor & Mar Afroth
Mar Sabor and Mar Afroth were two holy men who came to Malabar to preach the Gospel with a group of Syrian Christian immigrants led by a merchant named Sapor Esho. They were said to have landed at Quilon (Kollam) in circa 822. The church at Akaparambu is believed to have been established in A.D. 825.