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St Mary's Knanaya Church

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St Mary's Knanaya Church
St Mary's Knanaya Church
St Mary's Knanaya Church
St Mary's Knanaya Church
St Mary's Knanaya Church
St Mary's Knanaya Church
St Mary's Knanaya Church
St Mary's Knanaya Church
St Mary's Knanaya Church
St Mary's Knanaya Church
St Mary's Knanaya Church
St Mary's Knanaya Church
St Mary's Knanaya Church
St Mary's Knanaya Church
St Mary's Knanaya Church
Phone:
+91 469 260 9900

Address:
| Valiyapally, Kottayam 686001, India

Saint Thomas Christian crosses are ancient crosses that belonged to the ancient community of Saint Thomas Christians of India, who trace their origins to the evangelistic activity of St Thomas the Apostle in the 1st century. It is thus one of the oldest Christian communities of the world. Saint Thomas Christian crosses are broadly classified as Mar Thoma Sliba , Persian Cross, and Nasrani Sthambam. Mar Thoma Sliba are found at Kadamattom, Muttuchira, Kothanalloor, Kottayam and Alangad in the South Indian state of Kerala. Outside Kerala, they are found in Goa and Tamil Nadu in India, Anuradhapura in Sri Lanka and Taxila in Pakistan. Flowery Persian Crosses are found at Kottakkavu, Pallipuram and Niranam. The large open air rock crosses known as Nasrani Sthambams are found at the frontage of many Saint Thomas Christian churches in Kerala. It is recorded that before the arrival of Portuguese explorers there were more than 150 Syrian churches in Kerala.
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