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| History
of Puthuppally Pally |
The history of
Puthuppally and neighbouring places is intimately associated with the history and growth of this famous church. Far back
in 1557 the first '
Puthuppally Church ' was built on the hillock of '
Kochupallikunnu '. In 1640, the church was shifted to the hillock of Elamthuruth and consecrated to the memory of Bahanan
Sahada.
Bahanan was born to king Senhereez who ruled Asoor or Mussal in the kingdom of Persia. Young Behanan , during one of his hunting sprees, happened to meet a Christian monk,
Mathai. The monk prayed for his sister Sarah and, as a result, she was cured of an otherwise incurable dreadful disease. |
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brother and sister accepted Christ as their
Saviour. The Lord God was pleased, not their
father, the king Bahanan and Sarah were slain.
The Orthodox Church recognized these martyrs as
saints.
Keeping ' The Bahanan Sahadha Pally ' in
tact, the building was expanded in 1750. 'The
newly built portion was dedicated to Gee
Varghese Sahadha'. Thus came into existence
what is now popularly called 'Puthuppally
Valiyapally'. |
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make the church building look more impressive
and regal, a high-rise Bell Tower and an
imposing façade were added to it in about 1910.
The specially designed multi-prolonged spire of
glorious medieval architecture was a major
centre of attraction those days
Recently
the church building was partly demolished
without damaging the central portion and the
High Altar, and re-built to provide enough room
for the ever-growing number of worshippers. The
renovation was completed in 2003. |
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Content of this web site edited by Prof. K. P. Kuriakose,
Sreerangam, Eravinalloor and assisted by Mr. K V George,
Trustee, (Puthuppally Valiya Pally), Karricottu House,
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