Cheppad Mar Dionysios IV of the East
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Cheppad Philipose Mar Dionysius (1781 - 9 October 1855) was Malankara Metropolitan of the undivided malankara syriac church from 1825 to 1855. He was born near Cheppad in Pallippad, to the Aanjilimootil family.
Following his death in October 1855, he was buried in Cheppad at St. George Orthodox Church. 12 October marks the annual observance of his death.
This is the resting place of Cheppad Philipose Mar Dionysios, Malankara Metropolitan.
The Seven Century old Murals ( Wall Paintings) in Cheppad St. George Orthodox Church exhibit the Christian traditional paintings. The paintings are on the walls of The Madbaha (Altar) of the Church. It exhibits the events in the life of Jesus Christ from birth to ascension. It also shows some events of the Old Testament times. The 47 murals are arranged in three lines on three walls of the Altar. The archaeological department calculates that the murals are of around 600 years old and drawn with the extracts of green leaves and fruits.
Even though the old church was rebuilt in 1952, because of the Murals, the Altar was kept intact. The rare and attractive paintings of St. Paul with a sword, Angels, Jesus bearing the Cross, Jesus is beaten by the soldiers, St. Thomas with a mint, Adam and Eve eating the prohibited fruit, Noah’s Ark etc. shows the mixing of middle eastern Christian painting and Kerala’s mural artwork. By viewing the murals, the visitors of this church get a rare and indescribable experience and travel back through centuries into another world.
