St.Barthalomeo's church Poovar

St.Barthalomeo's church Poovar church under the latin archdiocese Thiruvananthapuram Francis Xavier. He was one among the first seven to take vows in the Society of Jesus founded by St.

The arrival of the Portuguese missionaries, a small section of the local people known as Paravas became Christians in 1536-1537. Seven years after their conversion more than ten thousand fishermen known as 'Mukkuvas" in the coastal villages from Poovar( now in the archdiocese of Thiruvananthapuram) to Pallam were baptized in 1544 by the greatest post-apostolic missionary of the Church, St. Ignatiu

s of Loyola in 1534. The present Cathedral of St. Francis Xavier encompasses the church of St. Mary built by Francis Xavier.

31/08/2023
30/08/2023
30/08/2023
30/08/2023

Address

St. Barthalomeo's Church Poova. P. O
Thiruvananthapuram
695525

Telephone

0471-2210362

Website

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when St.Barthalomeo's church Poovar posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Shortcuts

Share

Category