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St.George Church, Thalayolaparambu is an important Catholic church in Kerala. This church is situated beside the Kottayam – Ernakulam road at Pallikavala junction, Thalayolaparambu. The reconstructed church was inaugurated by Cardinal Joseph Parecattil on December 31, 1972 which was apparently the same day of the centenary remembrance of St. Thomas. == History == St. George Church, Thalayolaparambu has been ever growing into a famous pilgrimage centre since its humble beginning during the dawn of the 19th century (1815) and this can be seen in its long illustrious history. A Chapel was first formed by the collective effort of 31 families to suffice their religious aspirations, later the Chapel was converted to a Parish. In the beginning it was part of the Changanacherry Archdiocese and in 1934 it was taken over by the Ernakulam Archdiocese. The Church was later reconstructed and the new Church was inaugurated by Cardinal Joseph Parecattil on December 31, 1972 which was apparently the same day of the centenary remembrance of St. Thomas. During the period of Marthanda Varma (1729-1758), The King of Travancore; his Divan Veluthampi Dhalava was ruling here. The Thalayolaparambu market was started at that time where the nearby village people came to sell their produce, it is now a very famous vegetable market. Spices like pepper & ginger were dried on the barren area near the market. At that time there were 31 Catholic families living near the vicinity of the market & town, 17 of these families living near the market were called as ‘Chanthakar’ and rest of the 14 families called as ‘Kudikar’ were living far from the market. They used to go to Kaduthuruthy Church which is 3.5 miles away from Thalayolaparambu. The Catholic people who used to gather every evening near the market decided to establish a Holy Cross for conducting evening prayer. This was history in making, later a Chapel came into being in the year 1815. Rev. Father of Kaduthururty, who belongs to Changanacherry Archdiocese, came here to conduct the religious prayers. However functions like marriage and funeral were done at Kaduthuruthy Church. In order to avoid such problems meetings were held, meantime there were some escalations between the natives of Thalayolaparambu and Kaduthuruthy during the Church festival. This made the natives of Thalayolaparambu to think for making of a new Church of their own. As a solution, Changanacherry Archdiocese Chairman Rev. Father Charles Lavingue Methran converted it to a Parish on 15 August 1895 during the St. Mary’s Easter Festival and Rev. Father Meledathu Ouseph was appointed the vicar of Thalayolaparambu Church. Today the neighboring Churches like Mevelloor, Arunoottimangalam, Mannar and Pothy natives belong to this Church. Since it was near to the market, local people used to call it as Chanthapally. The Kudikar initiated and build a Chapel, in the name of St. Ouseph which is one mile away from the Church, St. Ouseph’s festival is conducted here. Whereas the Chanthakar build a Chapel, in the name of St. Mary which is located in the market. St. Mary’s Immaculate Festival is conducted here, May-month Welcome is also conducted here. Even though the St. George Chapel was made a Parish it wasn’t enough to sustain an increasing number of members, so in 1911 Rev. Father Olakkapadi Thomachan removed the walls of the Church and constructed verandas on both sides, behind the Sankirthi and in front of the porch. He also constructed an Office complex for the clergymen to stay there. In 1932 the native of Kuravilangad Rev. Father Vellayiparambil Ousepachan reconstructed the Office complex. 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「St. George Syro-Malabar Church Thalayolaparambu」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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