St. Mary's Syro-Malabar Major Archiepiscopal Church, Arakuzha Explained

Building Name:	St. Mary's Forane Church
Location:	Arakuzha, Muvattupuzha
Religious Affiliation:	Syro-Malabar Catholic Church
Province:	Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Kothamangalam
Leadership:	Major Archbishop
Website:	arakuzhachurch.org
Facade Direction:	West

St. Mary's Forane Church is a Syro-Malabar church in Arakuzha village, 6 km from Muvattupuzha, India. The village has a large population of Nasrani Christians. These Nasrani Christians of Arakuzha have more than 1500 years of recorded history.^[1] The church is under the jurisdiction of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Kothamangalam.^[2] Servant of God Mar Varghese Payyappilly Palakkappilly has served as the parish priest between 1920 and 1922.^{[3] [4]}

History

It was Rathappillil Muthi who erected the Marth Mariam Forane Church at Aarakzha.^[5] The church was pulled apart and rebuilt several times.

Daily Qurbana Timings

Sunday	5:15 AM - Sapra,^[6] 5:45 AM
Monday	6:15 AM - Sapra, 6:30 AM - Holy Qurbana
Tuesday	6:15 AM - sapra, 6:30 AM- Holy Qurbana
Wednesday	6:15 AM - Sapra, 6:30 AM - Holy Qurbana
Thursday	6:15 AM - sapra, 6:30 AM - Holy Qurbana
Friday	6:15 AM - Sapra, 6:30 AM - Holy Qurbana 10.00 AM Maleakurishu Chapel
Saturday	6:00 AM - Holy Qurbana, Novena 7:00 A M - Holy Qurbana, Novena

References

1. Web site: Ancient Churches, Stone Crosses of Kerala- Saint Thomas Cross, Nazraney Sthambams and other Persian Crosses | NSC NETWORK. 15 January 2007. nasrani.net. 2014-06-06.
2. Web site: Eparchy of Kothamangalam . 2012-02-13 . usurped . https://archive.today/20120802231207/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= . 2012-08-02 .
3. http://www.ernakulamarchdiocese.org/payyappilly.pdf Payyappilly Palakkappilly Varghese Kathanar
4. http://arakuzhachurch.org/previous-vicars/ Former vicars - Payyappilly Varghese Kathanar (1920-22)
5. Web site: Rathappillil Family. rathappillilfamily.com. 2014-06-06.
6. Web site: St. Mary's Forane Church Arakuzha | A Place of Pilgrimage. arakuzhachurch.org. 2014-06-06.

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