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| ⚫ | Christians in Kurichy are mainly [[Syriac Christianity|Syrian Christian]]s, and [[Latin Christians]]. The Holy Trinity Church , Changanacherry is the largest born again church in the Municipality.There is an [[Anglican Church of India]] near the Main Central Road. There is a church for the Knanaya Jacobite Christian named '''''Mor Ignatious Church''''' and one more Church having Knanaya Jacobite Christian in Kurichy nearby [[Neelamperoor]] named St George Knanaya Church. Both the Churches are more than 100 Years old. St Mary's Jacobite church is in [[Ithithanam]] at Ponpuzha pokkam |
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Christians in Kurichy are mainly [[Syriac Christianity|Syrian Christian]]s (Majority Oriental Orthodox Christians), and [[Latin (Catholic) Christians]]. |
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St. Peter's and Paul's Orthodox Church "Kurichy Valiyapally" is a well-known ancient church known for being the native parish of [[Baselios Geevarghese II|Kurichy Bava]], His Holiness Moran Mor Baselios Geevarghese II, Third Catholicos of the East in Malankara and 16th Malankara Metropolitan, born to Ulahannan and Naithi of the Kallaserri family. The village is also home to St. Mary’s and St. John’s Orthodox Church "Kurichy Orthodox Cheriapally" both under the [[Kottayam Central Orthodox Diocese|Kottayam Central Diocese]] directly under the [[Catholicos of the East (Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church)|Malankara Catholicos of the East]] |
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The Holy Trinity Church, Changanacherry is the largest born-again (pentecostal) church in the Municipality. |
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There is an [[Anglican Church of India]] near the Main Central Road. |
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St. Xavier's Latin catholic church is an ancient church where the holy relic of St. Francis Xavier is kept for worship.<ref>{{Cite web |title=St. Xavier’s Church, Kurichy – Vijayapuram Diocese |url=http://vijayapuramdiocese.org/profiles/st-xaviers-church-kurichy/ |access-date=2022-05-15 |language=en-US}}</ref> The evening worship of Wednesdays, worship in holy week and the feast of the church attract many devotees. The feast of St. Francis Xavier is celebrated at this church in December in every year. There is also an LP school named little flower also a part of this church. There is an old age home named as St. Joseph's Old Age Home [part of Koottogne charity in worldwide]. The sisters in this old age home are from [[Korea]]. |
St. Xavier's Latin catholic church is an ancient church where the holy relic of St. Francis Xavier is kept for worship.<ref>{{Cite web |title=St. Xavier’s Church, Kurichy – Vijayapuram Diocese |url=http://vijayapuramdiocese.org/profiles/st-xaviers-church-kurichy/ |access-date=2022-05-15 |language=en-US}}</ref> The evening worship of Wednesdays, worship in holy week and the feast of the church attract many devotees. The feast of St. Francis Xavier is celebrated at this church in December in every year. There is also an LP school named little flower also a part of this church. There is an old age home named as St. Joseph's Old Age Home [part of Koottogne charity in worldwide]. The sisters in this old age home are from [[Korea]]. |
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Kurichy | |
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village | |
 Kurichy Panchayath office | |
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| Coordinates: 9°30′24″N 76°31′36″E / 9.506799°N 76.526556°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kottayam |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Nearest city | Changanacherry |
Kurichy is a village in Changanacherry Municipality in Kottayam district, in the southern Indian state of Kerala.
Location
Kurichy lies on the main Central Road which runs through the entire state of Kerala. The nearest towns to Kurichy are Changanacherry and Kottayam. Kurichy is 7 kilometers from Changanacherry by road.
Chethipuzha is near Kurichy.
Origin
Kurichy was formerly known as "Gurushreepuram", meaning "the land of Vishnu [Guru] and Lakshmi [Shree]", which later became truncated to its current name.
Places in and around Kurichy
The central area of Kurichy is known as the "Kurichy Out Post", named after an earlier police outpost. It acts as the major junction to the western areas. West of Kurichy connects to places such as Kainady and Kavalam which are parts of Kuttanadu. East part of Kurichy is Vakathanam. The surrounding areas of Kurichy are Neelamperoor, Mandiram, Thuruthy, Pathamuttom.
Churches
Christians in Kurichy are mainly Syrian Christians, and Latin Christians. The Holy Trinity Church , Changanacherry is the largest born again church in the Municipality.There is an Anglican Church of India near the Main Central Road. There is a church for the Knanaya Jacobite Christian named Mor Ignatious Church and one more Church having Knanaya Jacobite Christian in Kurichy nearby Neelamperoor named St George Knanaya Church. Both the Churches are more than 100 Years old. St Mary's Jacobite church is in Ithithanam at Ponpuzha pokkam
St. Xavier's Latin catholic church is an ancient church where the holy relic of St. Francis Xavier is kept for worship.[1] The evening worship of Wednesdays, worship in holy week and the feast of the church attract many devotees. The feast of St. Francis Xavier is celebrated at this church in December in every year. There is also an LP school named little flower also a part of this church. There is an old age home named as St. Joseph's Old Age Home [part of Koottogne charity in worldwide]. The sisters in this old age home are from Korea.
St. Mary's Jacobite Syrian Soonoro Church is an ancient church where the holy relic of St. Mary is kept for worship. The evening worship on Tuesdays attracts many devotees. The Feast of St. Mary is celebrated at this Church every year from 1 to 8 September, every year.
Temples
Nearby Hindu temples include the Edanaattu Indilayappa Swami Temple, Thrikkapaleswarm Shiva temple, Shankarapuram Shiva Temple, Cheruparakavu Devi temple. The Edanaattu Indalayappa Swami Temple is especially well known, and hosts the Kiratham Kathakali performance on the day of Makaravilakku.
Puthanpally junction is located one kilometer west of the Out Post junction. The Shiva temple Trikkapaleshwaram and Cheruparakavu Devi temple are situated in this place. SNDP Gurusreepuram Sakha is located near Trikkapaleshwaram temple.
A Shri Rama temple is located at Sachivothamapuram near to Kurichy. The place is named after Sir CP Ramaswamy Iyer who was given the title "Sachivothama" by the then Maharajah of Travancore, Shri Chithira Thirunal Balaramavarma. Sir CP was Diwan (Prime Minister) of Travancore from 1936 to 1947.
References
- ^ "St. Xavier's Church, Kurichy – Vijayapuram Diocese". Retrieved 15 May 2022.
http://www.syriacchristianity.info/MalankaraSyrianChurch/Malankara_parishes.htm#Kottayam%20Diocese