St. Mary's Syro-Malabar Major Archiepiscopal Church Kuravilangad
Marth Mariam (St Mary's) Major Archiepiscopal Church, Kuravilangad is a Marian pilgrim center of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church located at Kuravilangad in Kottayam district. This church claims to date to 105 AD. The church has an ancient bell with the engraving on Syriac language "Mother of God." Three majestic bells were brought from Germany in 1911 and is one of the largest bells in Asia. The church is also known for its Kappalottam or "racing ship," a commemoration of the biblical story of Jonah and the whale. History According to tradition prevalent in Kuravilangad the church was founded in first century. It is believed, Mother Mary's first appearance in the world, was in Kuravilangad. Saint Mary appeared to a few children at Kuravilangad, who were tending their flock in the bushes and asked them to build a church at the place from where a miraculous perpetual spring sprouted, a spring which exists even ...
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