St Antony's Church, Kanjiracode
| St Antony's Church | |
|---|---|
| 8°58′13″N 76°40′11″E / 8.97028°N 76.66972°ECoordinates: 8°58′13″N 76°40′11″E / 8.97028°N 76.66972°E | |
| Location | Kanjiracode, Kundara, Kollam-691 501[1] |
| Country | India |
| Denomination | Latin Catholic |
| Clergy | |
| Priest(s) | Very Rev. Xaviour Lazer[1] |
St Antony's Church, Kanjiracode is a Latin Catholic Church located in Kollam district, Kerala, India.[2][3]
Background
The church traditions date back 400 years according to reliable information gathered from church periodicals and articles. It has been said that a copper plate, discovered during the church renovation in 1986, reveals that the church was donated to thieves of kanjiram (snake wood or kuchala, a medicinal plant) forest (forest in Malayalam is called 'kadu', thus the name was kanjiramkadu, which in course of time changed to kanjiracode) by a Brahmin lady Meenakshi Ammal.
Currently
The church is a place for worship and Catholic faith. Now the church is under the charge of parish priest Very Rev. Xaviour Lazer.[1] About ten thousand families attend this Catholic church and take part in church services. The eminent men of the locality mainly the former village officer A.Kunjapan had done a great deal in the church renovation and ensuring the smooth conduct of the church.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 BHSE (19 November 2012). "Diocese of Quilon" (PDF). p. 4. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
- ↑ "Panoramio - Photo of St.Antony's Church, Kanjiracode". panoramio.com. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
- ↑ "St.Antony's Church Kanjiracode". wikimapia.org. 8 November 2012. Retrieved 30 May 2013.