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St. Joseph's Church

Overview

•Chennamkary St.Joseph's Syro-Malabar Catholic Church is a Catholic church in Kerala.
•It belongs to the Syro-Malabar Church under the Archeparchy of Changanacherry.

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Chennamkary St.Joseph's Syro-Malabar Catholic Church is a Catholic church in Kerala.
It belongs to the Syro-Malabar Church under the Archeparchy of Changanacherry.
It is the first church in Asia dedicated to Saint Joseph Chennamkary St.Joseph's Syro-Malabar Catholic Church is a Catholic church in Kerala.
It is the first church in Asia dedicated to Saint Joseph

Dress Code

Modest, respectful clothing is expected at this site.

History

•St.
•Thomas the Apostle landed in lush green Kerala which is lying between the Arabian Sea and the Western Ghats on the extreme end of India in 52 A.D.
•St.
•Thomas founded a Christian community which extended throughout Kerala by baptizing many people.
•It is popularly believed that as the community grew up, 7 churches namely, Maliankara, Palayoor, Paravoor (Kottakayal), Kokamangalam, Niranam, Chayal (Nilackal), Kollam and a half completed church at Thiruvankodu which were called ‘ezharapallika’l, were founded.
•Of these, Niranam situated close to the sea was very prominent.

Things to Do

Visit St. Joseph's Church

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Chennamkary St.Joseph's Syro-Malabar Catholic Church is a Catholic church in Kerala. It belongs to the Syro-Malabar Church under the Archeparchy of Changanacherry.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Chennamkary St.Joseph's Syro-Malabar Catholic Church is a Catholic church in Kerala. It belongs to the Syro-Malabar Church under the Archeparchy of Changanacherry.

It is about 8.9 km from central Alappuzha.

The most comfortable months are January, February, March and December; April is the hottest, with highs around 32°C.