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Marth Mariam Forane Church is a Syro-Malabar church in Arakuzha village, 6 km from Muvattupuzha, India. The village has a large population of Syrian Catholic Christians. These Nasrani Christians of Arakuzha have more than 1500 years of recorded history.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Ancient Churches, Stone Crosses of Kerala- Saint Thomas Cross, Nazraney Sthambams and other Persian Crosses | NSC NETWORK )〕 The church belongs to the Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Kothamangalam. 〔http://www.kothamangalamdiocese.org/php/parish_list.php?nm=4&action=search&txt=&sort=&category=&sum=&date_from=&date_to=&sort_ord=&by_colms=col&no_of_rows=1&sel=〕 Servant of God Mar Varghese Payyappilly Palakkappilly has served as the parish priest between 1920 and 1922.〔(Payyappilly Palakkappilly Varghese Kathanar )〕〔(Former vicars - Payyappilly Varghese Kathanar (1920-22) )〕 == History == Arakuzha (Aara+ kuzha) means a vast area. Though it is said about Arakuzha church that it was erected in 1000 AD for 1000 Christians (Aayiram mappilamarkuvendi aayirathil vacha palli), it was erected in 999 AD. Syrian Christians had migrated to Arakuzha for cultivation in the 9th century. People from Ramapuram, Kadamattom, Mailakombu, Chembu, Idapalli, Thenkasi, Vizhakapattanam and Thulunadu had migrated to Aarakuzha. The road connecting Kaduthuruthi with Tamil Nadu runs through the southern side of Aarakuzha. It is said that people could travel from Arakuzha to Nediasala at night without light because there were many houses by the side of the road that people could travel at night with the light coming from the houses. During the second spell of the reign of Chera Dynasty (AD 800-1102), Arakuzha was a part of Keezhmalanadu which was one of the many kingdoms in Kerala. When Keezhmalanadu was conquered by Vadakumkoor dynasty in about AD 1600, Arakuzha became a part of Vadakumkoor. Foreigners used to call Vadakumkoor as the land of pepper. Vadakumkoor was bounded on the north by Periyar river, on the east by Pandyanadu and on the west by the backwaters. Arakuzha came under the rule of Travancore king when Vadakumkoor was annexed by Marthandavarma in 1750. Arakuzha which was the cellar of spices that brought plenty of foreign money gained a prominent place in the history of Travancore. King Marthandavarma erected a ''mundapathumvathil'', ''danavu'' and ''chavuka'' on the north east side of Maradikara which was a part of Arakuzha pakuthi. As that area lay on the banks of Thodupuzha and Muvattupuzha rivers, it came to be called Muvattupuzha. Nearness to the rivers and the presence of the long fort (''nedumkotta'') increased the prominence of the place. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Marth Mariam Syro-Malabar Catholic Forane Church, Arakuzha」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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