St Mary's Church, Vendore

St. Mary's Church Vendore
St. Mary's Church Vendore
Religion
Affiliation	Syro-Malabar Catholic Church
Leadership	Metropolitan Archbishop of Thrissur
Year consecrated	1927
Status	Active
Location
Location	Vendore, Thrissur District, Kerala
	Shown within Kerala St Mary's Church, Vendore (India)
Geographic coordinates	10°25′59″N 76°16′49″E / 10.4331056°N 76.28031450000003°E
Architecture
Type	Church
Completed	1924
Direction of façade	West
Website
	www.stmarysvendore.in

St Mary's Church (Malayalam: സെന്റ് മേരീസ്‌ പള്ളി) is a Syro-Malabar Catholic church in Vendore, Thrissur district, Kerala, India.^[2] It is famous in the patronage of Our lady Mother Mary and belongs to Archdiocese of Thrissur.^[3]

Mother Mary with baby Jesus sitting in chair

Vendore Parish is Famous by name Vendore Amma (Malayalam: വെണ്ടോരമ്മ) comes under jurisdiction of Pudukkad Forona and is located in between Amballur and Mannampetta 200 m from Vendore Junction.

According to latest information almost 1063 Christian families are in Parish.

History

The history of Vendore Church begins in 1923. Earlier Vendore family members were part of Pudukkad Parish. After 1923 the Christian family members in Vendore grouped together and they needed a Parish in their location. As per the discussion came in the meeting held, some selected persons meet Bishop in Archdiocese of Thrissur. And finally Bishop allows a new Parish in 1924. Four Manjaly Family members donated the place for the parish in the name of Our lady Mother Mary. The statue in the church was imported from foreign country. The miraculous statue in which Mother Mary carrying baby Jesus Christ in her hands was crafted in woods was brought from Kochi via train to Pudukad Railway Station and then in decorated bullock cart. St Mary's Church, Vendore was Blessed in 1927 with 52 families.

Festivals

Vendore celebrates two major feasts in a calendar year. The feast of Mother Mary on September^[4] and feast of Saint Sebastian in month on January.

Light Illuminated church during St.Sebastian festival

Mass Timing

Sunday: 05:45am, 07:00am,10:30am, 05:30pm
Monday to Friday: 05:45am, 07:00am
Saturday: 06:30am, 05:30pm

Convent

Provincial council granted and bought a house near the parish church, raised to a convent on 28 May 1987 by Mar Joseph Kundukulam. By the plead from parishioners, the convent is named as St. Mary's FC Convert ^[5]

Religious Organization

References

^ "Parish : | Archdiocese of Trichur". www.trichurarchdiocese.org. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
^ "St Mary's Church, Vendore". Syro-Malabar Church. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
^ "Vendore Parish. Archdiocese of Thrissur".
^ "വെണ്ടോര്‍ തിരുനാള്‍". mathrubhumi. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
^ "St Mary's FC Convert at Vendore". Assisi-Provincial-House. Retrieved 16 December 2017.

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[1] "Parish : | Archdiocese of Trichur". www.trichurarchdiocese.org. Retrieved 7 September 2023.

[syro-2] "St Mary's Church, Vendore". Syro-Malabar Church. Retrieved 15 December 2017.

[3] "Vendore Parish. Archdiocese of Thrissur".

[math-4] "വെണ്ടോര്‍ തിരുനാള്‍". mathrubhumi. Retrieved 17 December 2017.

[syr-5] "St Mary's FC Convert at Vendore". Assisi-Provincial-House. Retrieved 16 December 2017.

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