Nadamel St Mary's Church

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St. Mary's Nadamel Marth Mariam Church is a 12th Century Oriental Orthodox Church in Tripunithura, India.

History

St. Mary's was founded in the 12th Century on land donated by Valamthuruthy Bhattathiri. In 1825, parishioners loyal to Rome founded the nearby St. Mary's Forane church.

Royal patronage

Nadamel church was patronised by the Cochin royal family. Whenever a new heir ascended the throne (on the 11th day after the demise of the departed monarch) he would make an offering called sharkara thattu veypu in person at the church. It was customary for the Royal Highnesses of Cochin to meet the bishops and leaders of the Syrian Christian community at the church building to the south of this church.

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