Our Lady of Life Church, Mattancherry

Coordinates: 9°57′41″N 76°15′29″E / 9.9613°N 76.2581°E / 9.9613; 76.2581
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Our Lady of Life Church
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9°57′41″N 76°15′29″E / 9.9613°N 76.2581°E / 9.9613; 76.2581

Our Lady of Life Church, natively known as Jeeva matha ( ജീവമാത ചർച്ച്) in Portuguese IGREJA DA NOSSA SENHORA DA VIDA, located in Mattancherry, Kerala, India, is a historical Catholic church.[1] The first church on the site was built in 9th century. The oldest parish belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cochin, and the Coonan Cross Oath took place under the boundary of this parish.[2]

History[edit]

Year Event
AD 342 Marthoma Christians under the leadership of Mathan came to Mattancherry (Goshree)with a sacred cross and begins its veneration here
AD 800 First Mathancherry Church in the name of Blessed Virgin-known as Thoma Palli.
1503 Liturgical palebrations beyn attan atas so known
1542 St Francis Xavierat Codive
May-1550- Chapel of the Holy Cross established 1
557 -Second Church in the rames Our Lady of Life (Nossa Senhora ita Vivity the Portuguese
1557 Feb 4 -Etection of Cochin Diocese
1559 June 20- Synod at Damper, delegaten the Latin choir from Mattanchery
1652 Dec 24- Marthama Christians assedile t Mattancherry church weitome the sporous Patriarch Ahatallah
1653 Jan 3- Faseruntour Portugaise killed Anatallah, crowd nish 13 the church Touching Bible and, those who could not holding rope lied to crops in front of the church take outh, never traubmit to Jeste or other authonties Crestilled BoLeaming Cross (Koonan Kush
658 Fr Matheus OCO begim lamous Hortus Malabaricus at Mattanghory presbytery
1863.Jan 3- The Dutch destroyed the chonch
1665- Atemperary church bolt at Mallanchery
1769 Aug 10- Third Church cobanchan by Bistop-of Cochin Clement Jose Clo
1808 Deo-Churit buntdowndang until pa
1890-8 Vicar
1911 Jun 22 Fourth Church (the present completed by Bishop al Cacher eee Bento Martin Rabon, Daniel Avenge
2017 Nep 30-nghe

Coonan Cross Oath[edit]


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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Church of Our Lady of Life". Kerala Tourism: Kochi. Retrieved 2024-03-06.
  2. ^ "Our Lady of Life Church, Mattanchery | Diocese". www.dioceseofcochin.org. Retrieved 2024-03-06.