St. Mary’s Knanaya Valiyapally

Oldest Church in Kottayam, build in 1552 AD. powerful church.

സുറിയാനി ക്നാനായക്കാരുടെ സ്വന്തം വലിയപള്ളി

Really... very very nice and Historically important place.....
And The wooden works is very fantastic.....

Kottayam knanaya valiya Palli..

St. Mary's Knanaya Valiyapally is built in 1550, this church belongs to the Knanaya Orthodox Syrian Community. The Persian cross, believed to be one of the seven brought here by St. Thomas, and the Pahlavi inscriptions of this church are famous. St. George's Feast falls on April 24. It is situated near to Uppoottil Junction at Kottayam.

God bless

The first Church founded in Kottayam town in AD 1550