| Thrikkunnathu Seminary, Aluva | |
| Location: | Aluva, Kerala |
| Country: | India |
| Denomination: | Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church |
| Founded Date: | 1880 |
| Dedication: | St.Mary |
| Relics: | Tombs of H.G Kadavil Paulose Mar Athanasios (1907)H.G Kuttikkattil Paulose Mar Athanasios ]] Valiya ThirumeH.G .G Geevarghese Mar Gregorios Vayaliparambil (1966) H.G Dr. Philipose Mor Theophilos(1997) |
| Functional Status: | Active |
| Heritage Designation: | Malankara Syrian Church |
| Architectural Type: | Kerala Architecture |
| Completed Date: | 1932 |
| Closed Date: | 1977 for (40 Years) Due to the dispute between Jacobite Syriac Christian Church and Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church |
| Diocese: | Angamaly Diocese |
Thrikkunnathu Seminary, Aluva, was founded in 1880 by the Metropolitan H.G Ambatt Geevarghese Mar Coorilose of the Malankara Church .[1] [2]
Thrikkunnathu Seminary is the headquarters of the Angamaly Diocese of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church . The Seminary was closed for 40 years due to the disputes between the Patriarch and the Metropolitan factions of the Malankara Orthodox church .
In 1880 the Malankara Syrian Church acquired 18acres of land for construction of the church and a cornerstone was laid in 1889. The church began as a small building thatched with coconut leaves in the early 1900s. Paulose Mar Athanasius built the current St Mary's Church in the early 1930s.[3] The western side of the building was extended in 1964. Patriarchs of Antioch, Ignatius Abded Aloho II, St.Ignatius Elias III and Ignatius Jacob III had visited this church in 1911, 1931 and 1964.[4]