Our Lady of Life Church, Mattancherry
Our Lady of Life Church, situated in the heart of Mattancherry, Kerala, India, is a historical Catholic church.[1] The first church on the site was built in 9th century. The oldest parish belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cochin, and the Coonan Cross Oath took place under the boundary of this parish.[2]
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IGREJA DA NOSSA SENHORA DA VIDA, MATTANCHERY
Church of Our Lady of Life (Jeeva Matha Palli
Annals of History
AD 342 Madhoma Christians under the leadership of Mathan come to Mattanchery Goshe ts venenation here with a sacred cross and begra s 800-First Mathancherry Church in the name of Blessed Virgin-known as Thama Palk 1503-Liturgical palebrations beyn attan atas so known
1542 May-St Francis Xavierat Codive 1550-Chapel of the Holy Cross established 1557-Second Church in the rames Our Lady of Life (Nossa Senhora ita Vivity the Portuguese
1557 Feb 4 -Etection of Cochin Diocese
1559 June 20-Synod at Damper, delegaten the Latin choir from Mattanchery
1652 Dec 24-Marthama Christians assedile t Mattancherry church weitome the sporous Patriarch Ahatallah
1653 Jan 3-Faseruntour Portugaise killed Anatallah, crowd nish 13 the church Touching Bible and, those who could not holding rope lied to crops in front of the church take outh, never traubmit to Jeste or other authonties Crestilled BoLeaming Cross (Koonan Kush
658 Fr Matheus OCO begim lamous Hortus Malabaricus at Mattanghory presbytery 1863.Jan 3-The Dutch destroyed the chonch 1665-Atemperary church bolt at Mallanchery 1769 Aug 10- Third Church cobanchan by Bistop-of Cochin Clement Jose Clo 1808 Deo-Churit buntdowndang until pa 1890-8 Vicar 1911 Jun 22 Fourth Church (the present completed by Bishop al Cacher eee Bento Martin Rabon, Daniel Avenge
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Holy Cross Church Mattancherry (Coonan Kurisu Palli) edit
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The Church Of Our Lady Of Life, natively known as Jeevamatha( ജീവമാത ചർച്ച്)in Portuguese IGREJA DA NOSSA SENHORA DA VIDA, Mattancherry.
References edit
- ^ "Church of Our Lady of Life". Kerala Tourism: Kochi. Retrieved 2024-03-06.
- ^ "Our Lady of Life Church, Mattanchery | Diocese". www.dioceseofcochin.org. Retrieved 2024-03-06.
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