St. Antony's Syro-Malabar Church , Kodanad

St Antonys Church Kodanad
St Antonys Church കോടനാട്
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St Antonys Church Kodanad

Location in Kerala, India

Coordinates: 10°10′0″N 76°31′0″E / 10.16667°N 76.51667°E / 10.16667; 76.51667Coordinates: 10°10′0″N 76°31′0″E / 10.16667°N 76.51667°E / 10.16667; 76.51667
Country  India
State Kerala
District Ernakulam
Founded by Lijo KP
Languages
  Official Malayalam, English
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 683544
Telephone code 0484
Vehicle registration KL-40
Nearest city Cochin
Website http://www.smcim.org/church/kodanad

St. Antony's Church, is a church in Kerala, India.

Parish Profile

History

This church was first built in 1936 by a migrated population of 50 families. These families were migrated from nearby areas like Cheranalloor, Malayatoor, Kalady, Kanjoor etc. Now this church consists of nearly 650families

Who is St Antony

Anthony of Padua, O.F.M. (born Fernando Martins de Bulhões; 15 August 1195 – 13 June 1231), also known as Anthony of Lisbon, was a Portuguese Catholic priest and friar of the Franciscan Order. Though he died in Padua, Italy, he was born and raised in a wealthy family in Lisbon. Noted by his contemporaries for his forceful preaching and expert knowledge of scripture, he was the second-fastest canonized saint (after St. Peter of Verona) and proclaimed a Doctor of the Church on 16 January 1946. He is also the patron saint of finding things or lost people.

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