In the late 17th century a carillon was made for the cathedral by James Meikle, on the day in 1707 when the Treaty of Union was signed to merge the Parliament of. For the Catholic Church, the rite of dedication is described in the Caeremoniale Episcoporum, chapters IX-X, and in the Roman Missals Ritual Masses for the. The description of the «De Mandato seu lotione pedum» in the Caeremoniale Episcoporum of 1600 is more detailed. It mentions the custom (after Vespers or at lunchtime, in a church, a chapter room or a suitable place) of the Bishop washing, drying and kissing the feet of “thirteen” poor people after having dressed them.
Our Lady of Immaculate Conception Church: Location Manjummel, Country Membership 1095 families History Founder(s) Leonardo Mellano Dedicated 4 December 1892 18 April 1893 Architecture Status Functional status Active Architectural type 29 September 1876 Completed 4 December 1892 Administration Our Lady of Immaculate Conception Church St. Pius X Manjummel Province of Discalced Carmelites Circuit Order of (OCD) District Ernakulam Clergy Our Lady of Immaculate Conception Church, popularly known as Manjummel Palli, is a parish church coming under the. It is situated along the - Muttar Road, about 8 km from at Manjummel, in of the south Indian state of. It was blessed on 4 December 1892 and is one of the century-old churches in Kerala.
Church Altar St. Pius X Manjummel Province of, though started in 1857 in the coastal village of, had a short life, after the province became extinct, an offshoot was formed at Manjummel after 17 years in the form of a monastery dedicated to which was inaugurated on 16 April 1874 by Leonardo Mellano, the then.
This was the first indigenous religious congregation in the state. Two years later, the foundation stone for a new church dedicated to was laid and the construction of the church was completed in over a decade with the blessing ceremony taking place on 4 December 1892. A few months later, the church was consecrated on 18 April 1893 and the church became a parish in 1911, it is the parent parish of three other smaller nearby parishes such as Fathima Matha Church, Muttar, St. Joseph's Church, Eloor and St. Sebastian's Shrine, Eloor, the annual festival of Virgin Mary is celebrated on 8 December. There are daily morning Mass at 6:00 AM and evening mass on Tuesdays and Fridays. The church is associated with a number of Catholic missionaries such as Pedro Landetta Azcueta (Aurelian), Eliswa and Zacharias Salterain Viscarra, whose names are in different stages of by the, the Church has declared Eliswa as a, Aurelian as and Zacharias as.
Though originally buried at St. Joseph Pontifical Seminary, Mangalapuzha, the mortal remains of Aurelian and Zacharias were later transferred to this church and the church hall houses their tombs.
The church has an additional chapel, Karunya Koodaram, built in December 2015 which is a modern building of smaller dimensions. Adjoining the chapel is the Grotto of Mother Mary, originally built and blessed on 11 February 1959 by, the first Indian to become a of the Roman Catholic Church. It was subsequently renovated in 2016, the church also operates a printing press, Little Flower Press, established in 1927, which publishes Cherupushpam, a cultural magazine, among other publications.
Carmelite Educational Trust Carmelite Educational Trust is the division which manages the educational activities of the church, the trust manages three institutions, Lisieux Elementary School, Guardian Angels Upper Primary School and Guardian Angels Higher Secondary Public School. The educational activities started as a primary school but grew to become a higher secondary school in 2002 and is a CBSE accredited institution since 2012, the elementary school has a theme park named Lisieux Wonderla, attached to it.
Monastery of the Immaculate Conception. Carmel Retreat Centre The Carmelite Monastery was founded by the in 1874, aligned to the congregation of, it is situated in the church premises, adjoining the parish house. The monastery is home to 9 tertiary Carmelite priests, 9 lay brothers and several novices while the province has a strength of 214 priests and 109 Seminarians, it also manages a retreat centre, Carmel Retreat Centre, which is a residential in nature. Joseph's Hospital The hospital was started in 1887 as a small dispensary by Nicholas Verhoven, a brother at the Carmelite Monastery in, the institution, over the years, grew to become the present-day St. Joseph’s Hospital, with inpatient service having 128 beds, critical care units and other modern facilities, including therapies. Location The location of the church is in Manjummel, a satellite town of the industrial area of, the town sits on the banks of, and the distance from the town of is around 8 km. Two pass near the town; through Kalamassery and towards west near Muttar.
The church is situated along the Eloor-Muttar Road and is accessible through rail via which is around 2 km away. The nearest airport is, approximately 22 km from the church. See also. References.
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