Palayoor

Palayur Rd Palayoor Chavakkad, Kerala 680506

About

Palayoor  is famous for its  Christian  church,  St. Thomas Church  which is founded by  St. Thomas the Apostle  in 52 AD. It was the first Christian Church in India. St. Thomas, the Apostle, arrived in 52 AD at Crangannur with Jewish merchants for the propagation of Christ's message and through the sea route reached Palayoor in 52 AD and built the Church here. Palayoor also had an ancient  Jewish  settlement known as the Jews' Hill. Palayoor was connected from the first century onwards even up to this day to other ancient trade centres of Kerala, especially Muziris, by rivers and backwaters. The river and backwater system in the erstwhile Cochin State opens out into the sea at Chettuwaye, Cranganur and Cochin with the three Thomas churches at Palayoor, Kodungallur, and Parur connected together by this system. 

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