Location Adoor Diocese Adoor-Kadampanad | Country India Status Church | |
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Denomination Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church Similar Little Flower Church - K, St George Orthodox Church, Arohana Marthoma Church - A, St John the Baptist Church - S, Marth Mariyam Church | ||
Kannamcode Cathedral or Kannamcode St. Thomas Orthodox Cathedral is one of the oldest churches in Central Travancore. The church belongs to the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church under 'Adoor-Kadampanad' diocese. Kannamcode Cathedral is situated in Adoor, a town in Pathanamthitta district of the Indian state of Kerala. Adoor has a large population of Syrian Christians. Christianity in this locality has a tradition of more than a millennium and a half years, beginning from the village of Kadampanad.
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History
The earliest Christian settlement near Adoor was at the beginning of 4th Century AD, during the establishment of Kadampanad Church. . .
Establishment of St. Thomas Orthodox Cathedral, Kannamcode
Though the exact date of construction of this church is unclear, it has a history of approximately 900 years and was established in the order of Kadampanad Church and Thumpamon Church i.e. the place of Kadampanad Orthodox Church comes first, then the Thumpamon Orthodox Church and third Kannamcode Cathedral. Earlier the forefathers of this church used to go to Kadampanad Church or Thumpamon Church to fulfill their spiritual needs. The distance necessitated the need to build a worship place at kannamcode. The permission to build the church was given by the then Kayamkulam kings. The church was earlier known as "Veerappillil Yakoba Pali", later renamed as Kannamcode St. Thomas Orthodox Church and presently known as Kannamcode St. Thomas Orthodox Cathedral.
Kayamkulam Philipose Ramban
The cathedral is the resting in place of the revered Philipose Ramban who translated The Holy Bible for the first time to the vernacular language Malayalam. The translation was based on the Syriac version of the Bible. Ramban Philipose died in 1811, and his mortal remains were interred at the Cathedral. The church celebrates Sradha perunnal of Revered Rembachan every year on Malayalam month "thulam 26th". 100 copies of the Malayalam bible were given by Dr. Claudius Bukanan to Malankara church.
Parumala Thirumeni
H.H.Gheevarghese Mar Gregorios of Parumala (Parumala Thirumeni) visited this Church and led the Holy Qurbana several times. The bed he used during these visits is kept as a relic.
Present
Kannomcode Cathedral is a prominent worship place in Adoor and is under the diocese of "Adoor-Kadampanad" of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church. The cathedral has two chapels, one in Kottamukal, and another at Pannivizha. It also has three Youth Movements and four Sunday Schools.