St. George Forane Church, Edathua

St. George Syro Malabar Catholic Forane Church, Edathua
Edathua Church side view

Location	Edathua, Alappuzha
Country	India
Denomination	Syro-Malabar Catholic
Website	www.edathuachurch.in
History
Founded	1810
Dedication	Saint George
Administration
Archdiocese	Syro-Malabar Catholic Archeparchy of Changanassery

St. George Syro Malabar Catholic Forane Church, Edathua, also known as Edathua Valiapally^[1] is a parish of Syro-Malabar Catholic Church. Saint 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 Alappuzha District, Kerala.^[3] This church is controlled by Syro-Malabar Catholic Archeparchy of Changanassery.^[4]

History

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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 the saint's 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 visit the church during this feast.^[7]^[8] ^[9] The blessing received through the intercession of Saint George transformed Edathua into a permanent pilgrim center of South India. Apart from Edathua Church, Arthunkal Church and Thumpoli Church are the major Christian churches of Alappuzha district where the festival and pilgrimage are held.^{[citation needed]}

References

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^ "Arrangements for Edathua church fete". The Hindu. 3 April 2016. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
^ "Edathua Church". Mathrubhumi. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
^ "Edathua Church, on the banks of River Pamba in Alappuzha". Kerala Tourism. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
^ "St. George Forane Church Edathua::Changanacherry Archeparchy:: Syro Malabar Church Parish". www.syromalabarchurch.in. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
^ "edathua". www.smcim.org. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
^ "Coronavirus outbreak: As festival season peaks, Kerala does a tightrope walk". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
^ George, Sarath Babu (29 April 2015). "Feast of St. George gets underway". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
^ Suyambulingam, D. (30 April 2019). "எடத்துவா தேவாலயத்தில் கோலாகல திருவிழா.. செங்கல் சுமந்து நூதன முறையில் நேர்த்தி கடன்". oneindia.com (in Tamil). Retrieved 28 September 2020.
^ "Edathua church in Alappuzha gears up for annual festival | Kochi News - Times of India". The Times of India. TNN. 27 April 2012. Retrieved 28 September 2020.

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v t e Syro-Malabar Catholic Church hierarchy
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Major Archiepiscopal province	Ernakulam-Angamaly Idukki Kothamangalam
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Proper Archeparchy without suffragan	Kottayam
Eparchies within Latin provinces in India	Adilabad Bijnor Chanda Gorakhpur Jagadalpur Rajkot Sagar Satna Ujjain
Exempt jurisdictions in India	Faridabad Eparchy Hosur Eparchy Shamshabad Eparchy
Exempt jurisdictions outside India	Chicago Eparchy for the USA Great Britain Eparchy Melbourne Eparchy for Australia Mississauga Eparchy for Canada
Apostolic Visitations	Apostolic Visitation for Europe of the Syro Malabars
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