St. Mary's Church, Vechoor

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St. Mary's Church is a church in Vechoor, that was consecrated in 1463.^[1]^[2] It stands on the Eastern bank of Vembanad Lake.^[3] It belongs to the Syro-Malabar Catholic Major Archeparchy of Ernakulam-Angamaly. It is a centre of pilgrimage because the Church has a painted image of St. Mary believed to be a true copy of St. Luke's portrait of Mary.^[4] The image is believed to have the power to make miracles.^[5]

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^ Kerala (India); Kerala (India). Dept. of Education; A. Sreedhara Menon (1975). Kerala District Gazetteers: Kottayam. Superintendent of Government Presses. p. 544. Vechoor is now an important centre of Christian pilgrimage. There is a very ancient Catholic church here (Established in 1463) dedicated to 'Our Lady" popularly called "Vechoor Muthiamma". The annual feast here falls on September 8 and ...
^ T. Madhava Menon; International School of Dravidian Linguistics (2002). A handbook of Kerala. Vol. 2. International School of Dravidian Linguistics. p. 544. ISBN 978-81-85692-31-9. To cater to the diverse religious needs of the population, migrant and resident, there are churches of several denominations ... The place has an ancient Church of Our Lady, established in 1463 - She is known as "Vechur Muthiamma", the ...
^ "Vechoor" at Archdiocese of Ernakulam-Angamaly
^ India. Office of the Registrar General (1966). Census of India, 1961: Kerala. Manager of Publications. p. 200. But by the special blessing of the Virgin Mother the objections of the opponents were overcome and permission was obtained in A. D. 1463 for founding the church. ... It is recorded in the annals of the church that the Archdeacon who was the Administrative head of the Archdiocese of Angamali which had a ... The devotees then used to spend those eight days at the Vechoor church at the feet of Our Lady.
^ Christian Folklore by Chummar Choondal (1988; Vol. I; pg. 285)