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Little Flower Church,Potta
Little flower church in is located in the heart of Potta in the state of Kerala,India.Church is dedicated to St.Little Flower.It is believed that the growth of parish is because of St.Little Flower.

History
History of this church begins from 1930s .At first parish containted only 180 families.But now it has grown to a parish of 1500+ families.The origin of christian faith in Potta is claimed to date from the time when St. Thomas the Apostle, one of the twelve apostles of Jesus Christ, set foot in India with his mission shortly after Jesus's death. According to tradition, Apostle Thomas landed in Kodungallur, formerly known as Musiris, in 52 AD.

Feasts
Little Flower has two major feasts celebrated every year. The Little Flower's feast and St. Sebastian's feast. Both the feasts are celebrated with a participation of large number of people in Potta .There used to procession as part of celebrations.St.Little Flower's Oottuthirunnaal is also a famous feast when blessed food is given to more than five thousand people.St.Sebastian's feast is usually held in the month of January.And St.Little Flower's feast is held in the month of October.