St.George Forane Church, Edathua

St.George Forane Church, Edathua, also known as Edathua Pally[1] is a parish of Syro-Malabar Catholic Church. St.George is the patron saint of the Church.[2] It is one of the pilgrimage centre in Kerala located at Edathua on the bank of Pamba River in Alleppey District, Kerala.[3] This church belongs to Archeparchy of Changanassery.[4]

Saint George Forane Church, Edathua
Edathua Church side view
LocationEdathua, Alappuzha
CountryIndia
DenominationSyro-Malabar Catholic
Websitewww.edathuachurch.in
History
Founded1810
DedicationSaint George
Administration
ArchdioceseSyro-Malabar Catholic Archeparchy of Changanassery

History

St.George Forane Church Edathua was constructed by a group of believers who severed ties with Champakulam diocese in 1810.[5] It is located on the bank of river Pumba, about 15 km south east of Alappuzha. It is believed that because of Saints miraculous power many devotees flowed to Edathua pally especially during the Saint's feast conducted from April 27[6] to May 7 of every year. Devotees in great numbers across the southern parts of the country visits the church during this feast.[7][8][9] The blessing received through the intercession of the Saint George transformed Edathua in to permanent Pilgrim centre of South India.

See also

References
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  2. "Edathua Church". Mathrubhumi. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  3. "Edathua Church, on the banks of River Pamba in Alappuzha". Kerala Tourism. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  4. "St. George Forane Church Edathua::Changanacherry Archeparchy:: Syro Malabar Church Parish". www.syromalabarchurch.in. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  5. "edathua". www.smcim.org. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  6. "Coronavirus outbreak: As festival season peaks, Kerala does a tightrope walk". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  7. George, Sarath Babu (29 April 2015). "Feast of St. George gets underway". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  8. Suyambulingam, D. (30 April 2019). "எடத்துவா தேவாலயத்தில் கோலாகல திருவிழா.. செங்கல் சுமந்து நூதன முறையில் நேர்த்தி கடன்". https://tamil.oneindia.com (in Tamil). Retrieved 28 September 2020. External link in |website= (help)
  9. Apr 27, TNN / Updated; 2012; Ist, 03:47. "Edathua church in Alappuzha gears up for annual festival | Kochi News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 28 September 2020.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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