Arakuzha
Arakuzha | |
|---|---|
village | |
 Marth Mariam Syro-Malabar Church-Aayiram mappilamarku vendi aayirathil vacha palli(The church constructed for thousandMappilasin AD 1000) | |
| Coordinates:9°55′54″N76°35′57″E/ 9.931614°N 76.599094°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Ernakulam |
| Government | |
| • Body | panchayat |
| Area | |
| • Total | 29.31 km2(11.32 sq mi) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 15,000 |
| • Density | 510/km2(1,300/sq mi) |
| Language | |
| • languages | Malayalam,English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30(IST) |
| PIN | 686672 |
| Telephone code | 91 485 |
| Vehicle registration | KL-17 |
| Nearest city | Muvattupuzha,Thodupuzha |
| Lok Sabhaconstituency | Idukki |
Arakuzhais a small village situated 6 km fromMuvattupuzhainKerala, India.The SH 41 connects Arakuzha withMuvattupuzhaandKoothattukulamand Moozhi bridge connects Arakuzha to pineapple city of India,Vazhakulamtown which is also 6 km from Arakuzha. It is located on SH 41 towardsKoothattukulam,the alternate route forMain Central Road.St. Mary's High School and St. Joseph’s girls' school are the oldest high school in Arakuzha. Arakuzha is also home to two Christian pilgrim centres-St. Mary’s Forane Church and Malekurish Church. The chief festival is on the first Sunday afterEaster.
History
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The village has a large population ofSyrian CatholicChristians.Marth Mariam Syro-Malabar Catholic Forane Churchhas an important role in the life of the people.Saint Thomas Christiansof Arakuzha have more than 1,500 years ofrecorded history.This region comprisingKothamangalam,Vazhakulam, Arakuzha, Mylakompu, Nagapuzha, Muthalakodam of erstwhileTravancore kingdomhas some very old Syrian churches. Arakuzha, being an ancient Syrian Christian centre has given asylum to many migrant Syrian Christians during theTipu's persecution of Nasranis.VenerableMar Varghese Payyappilly Palakkappillyhad served as the parish priest of Marth Mariam Church in Arakuzha (1920-22).[1]During his tenure in Arakuzha he started St. Mary's School there.[2]He also purchased 12 acres (49,000 m2) of land in M.C.Road for constructingSt. Joseph's Syro-Malabar Catholic Church, Meenkunnam.[3]
Several families migrated to different parts of Kerala, mainly toMalabarand high range areas, in search of agriculture land.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"Former vicars - Payyappilly Varghese (1920-22)".Archived fromthe originalon 29 October 2013.Retrieved7 August2013.
- ^"Deepika newspaper article".Archived fromthe originalon 9 August 2018.Retrieved9 October2014.
- ^Payyappilly Palakkappilly Varghese KathanarArchived2011-07-17 at theWayback Machine
