St. Francis Xavier Forane Church is at the center of Velur, Kerala, India. It is a Syro-Malabar Catholic Church, and a protected monument[1][2] in the Archdiocese of Thrissur with considerable antiquity and spiritual heritage. Historically this Forane church has been the mother church of many parishes. Four Forane divisions have come into existence out of this church.
| St. Francis Xavier Forane Church, Velur | |
|---|---|
 St. Francis Xavier Forane Church, Velur | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Catholic |
| District | Thrissur |
| Year consecrated | 1712 |
| Location | |
| Location |  Velur, Thrissur, Kerala |
| State | Kerala |
| Dome(s) | 1 |
| Website | |
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The church's founder, Fr. Johann Ernst Hanxleden,[1] who is popularly known as Arnos Padiri, wrote the first Malayalam – Portuguese Encyclopedia [3][4] He was a Jesuit priest from Germany. It is believed that the Velur church was founded on 3 December 1712 in honor of St. Francis Xavier.
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References
edit- ^ a b Pillai, R. Chandran (2001). A Hand Book on Protected Monuments of Kerala. Department of Archaeology, Government of Kerala. OCLC 63125677.
- ^ "Remembering the man who wrote 'Puthen Pana'". Times Of India. TNN. 17 January 2017.
- ^ Mathew, K. S. (2001). The Portuguese and the socio-cultural changes in India, 1500–1800. Institute for Research in Social Sciences and Humanities, MESHAR. p. 463. ISBN 978-81-900166-6-7.
- ^ "The times and life of Arnos Paathiri". The Hindu. 7 August 2015.
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