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Pazhaya Suriyani Pally (loosely translated as Old Syrian Church) is located at Chengannur, 117 km north of the Kerala state capital Thiruvananthapuram on the MC Road. It is one of the ancient Christian Churches in Kerala. thumb ==History== It is believed that the church was built about 1700 years ago. The structure of the church building certifies that it is very very old. The story is that long ago a hermit priest came to Chengannur and began a worship place at this spot. Till AD 1580, Nazranis and Knanaya people were worshipping together in this church. Then the Knanaya people who escaped the persecution in Cochin and surrounding area, also joined with those at Chengannur. Later the Knanaya people had built their own church and moved out.〔N.M.Mathew, Malankara Mar Thoma Sabha Charitram (Malayalam) Vol.I, page 186.〕 During reformation two groups were formed in the Malankara Church. Those who supported Patriarch of Antioch was known as Bava kakshi and those who supported Malankara Metropolitan, the Metran kakshi. These two factions quarreled in this church and there was a court case. The court found that the clergy from both parties had letters from Mathews Mar Athanasius Metropolitan the then Malankara Metropolitans, and so ordered that the two parties should come to an agreement to share the church between them, on a weekly basis. Thus now the Chengannur Pazhaya Pally is co-owned by the Indian Orthodox Church and the Mar Thoma Church.〔N.M.Mathew, Malankara Mar Thoma Sabha Charitram (Malayalam) Vol.III, page 184-187.〕 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「Pazhaya Suriyani Pally」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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