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The Orthodox Christian community in Kaipattoor developed during the nineteenth century and the parish was established in 1860. |
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The present church building was built in 1890 and was consecrated by [[Dionysious V|Pulikottil Joseph Mar Dionysius]] with the co-consecrators being [[Geevarghese Mar Gregorios]] (Parumala Thirumeni) and [[Baselios Paulose I|Murimattom Mar]] [[Baselios Paulose I|Ivanios]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=About Us. |url=https://stgregoriosschool.com/about_us.php |url-status=}}</ref>. The church later underwent renovations and had some structural in 1988 and currently has more than 700 families. In 2009, the parish was declared a “Maha Edavaka” (Major church). Also the church was briefly |
The present church building was built in 1890 and was consecrated by [[Dionysious V|Pulikottil Joseph Mar Dionysius]] with the co-consecrators being [[Geevarghese Mar Gregorios]] (Parumala Thirumeni) and [[Baselios Paulose I|Murimattom Mar]] [[Baselios Paulose I|Ivanios]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=About Us. |url=https://stgregoriosschool.com/about_us.php |url-status=}}</ref>. The church later underwent renovations and had some structural in 1988 and currently has more than 700 families. In 2009, the parish was declared a “Maha Edavaka” (Major church). Also the church was briefly in the travelogue “Oorsalem Yathra Vivaranam” as one of the parishes Parumala Thirumeni visited on his pilgrimage to Jerusalem in 1895. The parish also holds a portion of the sacred relics of Parumala Thirumeni which was presented by [[Baselios Marthoma Paulose II|His Holiness Moran Mar Baselios Marthoma Paulose II]], the then Catholicate-Designate His Beatitude Paulose Mar Milithios of [[Kunnamkulam Orthodox Diocese|Kunnamkulam Diocese]]. The parish feast day is December 8 annually. |
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== St Gregorios Senior Secondary School == |
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Latest revision as of 20:00, 10 January 2026
Church in Kerala, India
St. Ignatius Orthodox Maha Edavaka is a parish church of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church, located in Kaipattoor, Pathanamthitta district,[1] Kerala, India. The parish is under the Thumpamon Diocese of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church. It is dedicated to St Ignatius of Antioch (Mor Ignatius Noorono), an early Christian bishop and martyr.
History of the Parish
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The Orthodox Christian community in Kaipattoor developed during the nineteenth century and the parish was established in 1860.
The present church building was built in 1890 and was consecrated by Pulikottil Joseph Mar Dionysius with the co-consecrators being Geevarghese Mar Gregorios (Parumala Thirumeni) and Murimattom Mar Ivanios[2]. The church later underwent renovations and had some structural in 1988 and currently has more than 700 families. In 2009, the parish was declared a “Maha Edavaka” (Major church). Also the church was briefly mentioned in the travelogue “Oorsalem Yathra Vivaranam” as one of the parishes Parumala Thirumeni visited on his pilgrimage to Jerusalem in 1895. The parish also holds a portion of the sacred relics of Parumala Thirumeni which was presented by His Holiness Moran Mar Baselios Marthoma Paulose II, the then Catholicate-Designate His Beatitude Paulose Mar Milithios of Kunnamkulam Diocese. The parish feast day is December 8 annually.
St Gregorios Senior Secondary School
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In June 1994, the parish general body approved the establishment of an institution under the church’s auspices. This led to the founding of St. Gregorios English Medium School in 1995 which later expanded into a senior seconday school affiliated with the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) [3]
