Palayur
Palur | |
|---|---|
town | |
 Palayur Church | |
| Coordinates: 10°34′56″N 76°02′08″E / 10.582139°N 76.035534°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Thrissur |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 680506 |
| Telephone code | +91487 |
Palayūr, also called Palayoor and historically as Palur, is a town near Chavakkad, Thrissur district, India. It is famous for its ancient church, Palayur Mar Thoma Church, which is believed to be one of the seven major churches founded by Saint Thomas the Apostle in Malabar in 52 AD. It is the assumed to be first Christian Church in India.[1][2][3]
- ^ Logan, William (1887). "Ponnani Taluk". Malabar Manual. II: ccccxi.
- ^ Menon, A. Sreedhara (1962). Kerala District Gazetteers: Trichur, Kerala, Volume 7. Superintendent of Govt. Presses. pp. 72, 100, 611.
- ^ Hope, W. (1876). "Story of Kunnamkulam Mission from 1853 to 1873". The Coral Missionary Magazine. London: W. Wells Gardener: 83.