Catholicate Palace - Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church (Indian Orthodox Church) Malankara Sabha — Attraction in Kerala

The catholicate palace of Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church (Indian Orthodox- Oriental Orthodox); Kottayam Devalokam Aramana is the head quarters and official residence of the autocephalous Catholics of the East and Malankara Metropolitan. is the of the Catholicos of the East and Malankara Metropolitan.

A must go place for every Orthodox Christian. This place has got tombs of various catholicos or heads of Orthodox church in india. It has a got a room having beds used by different Catholicos. It also has a reliquary having article used by St.Thomas brought from Iraq. A beautifully decorated small Chapel attached to the Catholicate palace. And blessed with relics of holy saints & church fathers. Such a calm and peaceful place to pray, the moment you enter the main gates a sense of peace get through you.

The administrative head quarters of the Church also functions within the same premises. The holy relics of the Apostle St. Thomas is kept in the Devalokam Aramana chapel. The mortal remains of holy fathers - H.H. Baselius Geevarghese II, H.H. Baselius Augen I, H.H. Baselius Mar Thoma Mathews I, H. H. Baselios Paulos II and Metropolitan Thomas Mar Macarios are entombed here.

There is a specific place, which has the headquarters of all the Spiritual organization run by the Malankara Orthodox Syrian...

The Catholicate Aramana in Kottayam, is the headquarters of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church and residence of the Catholicos of the East and Malankara Metropolitan. The Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church (MOSC)also known as the Indian Orthodox Church (IOC)or simply as the Malankara Church, is the oldest Christian Church in India. It is an autocephalous Oriental Orthodox church headquartered in Devalokam, near Kottayam, India. It serves India's Saint Thomas Christian (also known as Nasrani) population. According to tradition, these communities originated in the missions of Thomas the Apostle in the 1st century (circa 52 AD).It employs the Malankara Rite, an Indian form of the West Syriac...

Devalokam Aramana is the official residence of the Catholicos of the East and Malankara Metropolitan. The administrative head quarters of the Church also functions within the same premises. The holy relics of the Apostle St. Thomas is kept in the Devalokam Aramana chapel. The mortal remains of holy fathers – H.H. Baselius Geevarghese II, H.H. Baselius Augen I, H.H. Baselius Mar Thoma Mathews I H. H. Baselios Paulos II and Metropolitan Thomas Mar Macarios are...