Beauty of thankey

Thankey the word derrived from Thamil Language.

 Means  Poor  But  the place is beautiful for its Beautiful 

Coastal belt ,Light house and the spillway which helps to  

 control water for Fish Culturing and Agriculture 

      Thankey is also Famous for The Miracculas statue 

of    Jesus     Chirst  of  st.Marys Forane Church ....

Come ,Adore,And Admire .....The Christ Shed Blood on 

holly week

St.George H.S.Thankey

 The eminent st george Hs thankey has   Established in 1913 By the

      Glorious And forsited vission of christian missionaries and parish 

              people.  And was upgraded in 1948 as up and 1976 as High school . 

Then the school is named as st George Hs Thankey ,is Near

             costal Belt .Most of the students are from poor family lives on fishing.

Thankey church

 Steeped in the history, the our Lady of Purification Church, Thankey, has comes to symbolize the transformation of a humble coastal village into a place of great significance on the map of Catholic faith in India, where Christianity is believed to have arrived in 57 AD on a trading ship along the St.Thomas the Apostle.

The place name Thankey is derived, by some accountants, from the Tamil language word thanghi, meaning a stopover or a night halt on what must have been in times of yore an arduous journey between the southern and northern district of what became Kerala, on Indians south-west cost. It is widely believed that Christian community existed in the region inclusive of Thankey in the first century AD. The amorphous community acquired certain contours and definite social shape under the guidance of the Jesuits who in 1579 established the Sant Andre mission Arthunkal about 5 km south of Thankey falling almost in a straight line with it on the west coast.

Vasco da Gama landed on the coast of Kerala in May 1498 on, what history books describe as his search of "Christians and spices" and the Portuguese arrival changed the situation rapidly and substantially. Thankey entered a historic face when the Jesuits began their missionary activities. A lot of new conversions in their walk and the acceptance of the Latin rite by Marthoma Christians. So the Church around area growing rapidly.

The first chapel was established here in 1583, was expanded in 1709 with money from Kochumareekka Muthy of Aarkatty family, a rich lady who on account of her prominence in society, was given privileged to guide the local chieftains on their journey using waterways that crisscrossed Thankey and its neighbouring areas. The Bishop of Cochin Diocese Joachim da santa rita Bottello raised Thankey to the status of an independent parish in 1832. The facade of the church that stands today was built in 1930.

Kottaram Sanneswaran

Raja Rajeswari temple

Arthunkal Basilica church

Arthunkal St. Andrews forane church has been elevated to Basilica. Arthunkal St. Andrews Forane church is a famous pilgrimage center of St. Sebastian. Arthunkal is located at a distance of 22 Km from Alleppey and at a distance of around 8Km from Cherthala. It is a small sea side village. Arthunkal St. Andrews Church celebrates the feast of St. Sebastian in the month of January every year. The most important feast day is the 20th of January.

It is the first Basilica of Alleppey diocese and the 6th Basilica in Kerala. The upgrade to Basilica is an important mile stone in the history of Arthunkal church. It was the first parish in Alleppey diocese.

The feast of St. Sebastian attracts lots of tourists from all parts of the world, not just Christian devotees. Arthunkal is an important tourist destination in Alleppey en route the coastal road to Kochi. The scenic beauty of villages on the shores of calm Arabian sea will adore the minds of travelers. Through a tour of the coastal route, you can experience the charm of village life in all its purity. 

Bharanaganam church

                Alphonsa Muttathupadathu of Bharanaganam is the first

 Indian woman to be canonized to full sainthood. 

                She was beatified by Pope John Paul II in 1986 and was

                                    officially declared a saint on October 12, 2008 by Pope Benedict XVI. 

 Forty years after her death, on February 8, 1986

 Pope John Paul II had beatified her at Kottayam.

                                On June 1, 2007, Pope Benedict XVI authorised her canonization. 

Chavara Kuriakkose

Kuriakose Elias Chavara was born on 10th Feb. 1805 of God fearing parents Iko (Kuriakose) Chavara and Mariam Thoppil of the Syro-Malabar Church, at Kainakary, near Allappuzha, Kerala. According to the local custom the infant was baptized on the 8th day in Chennankari Parish Church, Alappuzha.  Fr.kuriakkose at the   age 5 to 10, he attended the village school (Kalari) to study languages, different dialects, and elementary sciences under the guidance of a Hindu teacher (Asan). Inspired by the desire to become a priest, he began the studies under the parish priest of the church of St. Joseph. At the age of 13 in 1818 he entered the seminary at Pallipuram where Malpan Thomas Palackal was the Rector. He was ordained priest on 29th November, 1829 at Arthunkal and celebrated his First Holy Mass at Chennankari Church.

Coonan Cross

A journey through the paths of the Coonan Cross at Mattanchery leads us to the depths of the historical events that had taken in the land of Merchants and Missionaries.

In those days town of Cochin was separated into two parts. The eastern portion was known as the "The Cherry of Mathan" - Mattanchery and the western was Fort Cochi. The church at Mattanchery dedicated to Our Lady of Life was used by the Catholics other Christians build a separate church. In spite of this scandous events that followed later on, the majority of St. Thomas Christians who joined the Catholic Church, remained faithful in their obedience to the Roman Pontiff. The Church of Our Lady of Life and Coonan Cross always remained with the Latin Christians. As the priest of these former St. Thomas Christians did not have any proper training in Catholic Doctrine and Latin liturgy. The Portuguese started in Cochin and Crangannore. In 1653, an Augustenian Arch Bishop Don Alexis Menezes of Goa convoked the synod of Diamper (Udayamperoor). This Synod was meant, not to Latinize the old Christians but rather to correct their doctrined errors and evil practices. The Syro - Chaldiac form of worship was almost entirely preserved, except some changes which were found to be most necessary. A large number of St. Thomas Christians were quite against the changes done at the synod. It was resolved, not again to entrust the care of the Thomas Christians to an oriental Bishop. By a brief dated 20th December 1559, Pope Clement VIII reduced the see of Angamaly to a Bishopric, removed it from the Chaldean Patriarchate and made it Suffragon to Goa. Afterwards Pope Paul V, by his Bull dated Dec. 22nd 1608 restored the see to the grade of an Arch Bishopric and by another bull dated Dec. 3rd 1609, transferred to Crangannore.