St. Francis Xavier's Church, Sampaloor

St. Francis Xavier's Church, Sampaloor
Consecrated		1862
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architectural type	Modern
Administration
Diocese	Roman Catholic Diocese of Kottapuram
Parish	St. Francis Xavier's Church parish
Clergy
Archbishop	Joseph Kalathiparambil

St. Francis Xavier's Church, Sampaloor, popularly known as Sampaloor Palli, is a parish church coming under the

missionaries including Francis Xavier, John de Britto, Arnos Pathiri and Constanzo Beschi

Overview

Sampaloor, the place where the church is located, had a number of missionary visitors in its history, starting with

Constantine Joseph Beschi, alternatively known as Veera Mamunyar, an Italian missionary and the author of Thembavani, whose resting place is by the church.^[3]^[4]

It was to the St. Paul's Seminary in Sampaloor, the German Jesuit priest and missionary,

consecrated on 2 December 1979.^[1]

The church complex, besides St. Paul's seminary, is home to St. Paul's Press and St. Paul's Monastery and it was at this press which was established in 1663, many of the early publications of Jesuit priests in the area were printed,[2] including the first text in Malayalam.^[6] The church premises also hold two museums, Historicum Museum and Anglo-Indian Cultural Museum and several exhibits such as cannon balls used by Tippu Sultan during the invasion, lamps, vestments, tablets and statues are displayed in these museums.^[7]

Location

Chalakudy railway station roughly 7 km away. The nearest airport is Cochin International Airport which is around 25 km away from the church.^[9]

Gallery

Old church

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New church

Altar
Baptismal font
Clerical clothing
An exhibit of a ship
Church Cemetery
Confession Box
History displayed on the church wall
New Parish Hall

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Sampaloor Church at Thrissur". Kerala Tourism. 20 April 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
^ ^a ^b K.pradeep (7 August 2015). "The times and life of Arnos Paathiri". The Hindu. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
^ "Rev. Fr. Constantine Joseph Beschi". Rev. Fr. Constantine Joseph Beschi. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
^ "www.ashtamichira.com: History of Pilgrim Centrre Sampaloor, Ashtamichira". www.ashtamichira.com. 3 August 2012. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
^ "Biography on Kerala Sahitya Akademi portal". Kerala Sahitya Akademi portal. 19 April 2019. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
^ likeworthy kerala (11 August 2017). "Sampaloor Church, Thrissur - a documentary". Retrieved 20 April 2019.
^ "Sampaloor Museum". kerala.trip-package.com. 20 April 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
^ "Sampaloor, Thrissur District, Kerala, India". Kerala Tourism. 20 April 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
^ "Sampaloor Church, Thrissur - Christian Pilgrim Center in Kerala". www.tourmyindia.com. 20 April 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2019.

External links

"St. Francis Xavier on The Catholic Directory". The Catholic Directory. 19 April 2019. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
TheBossSolutions (5 December 2013). "Sambaloor Church". YouTube. Retrieved 20 April 2019.

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