Location Arakuzha, Muvattupuzha Website arakuzhachurch.org Phone 0485 225 5031 | Leadership Major Archbishop Direction of façade West | |
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Affiliation Syro-Malabar Catholic Church Address Arakuzha, Muvattupuzha, Kerala 686672 Province Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Kothamangalam Similar St Mary's Orthodox Church - K, St Mary's Cathedral - Kothamangalam, Holy Magi Forane Church, St Antony's Forane Church, Marth Mariyam Church | ||
Marth Mariam Forane Church is a Syro-Malabar church in Arakuzha village, 6 km from Muvattupuzha, India. The village has a large population of Nasrani Christians. These Nasrani Christians of Arakuzha have more than 1500 years of recorded history. The church is currently under the jurisdiction of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Kothamangalam. Servant of God Mar Varghese Payyappilly Palakkappilly has served as the parish priest between 1920 and 1922.
History
It was Rathappallimuthi who erected the Marth Mariam Forane Church at Aarakzha. The church was pulled apart and rebuilt several times.
References
Marth Mariam Syro-Malabar Catholic Forane Church, Arakuzha Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA