Muttuchira
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Muttuchira Church
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| Coordinates: 9°45′20″N 76°30′0″E / 9.75556°N 76.50000°ECoordinates: 9°45′20″N 76°30′0″E / 9.75556°N 76.50000°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Kerala |
| District | Kottayam |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 14,303 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 686613 |
| Vehicle registration | KL- |
Muttuchira (Malayalam: മുട്ടുച്ചിറ) is a village in Kottayam district in the state of Kerala, India.
As of 2001[update] India census, Muttuchira had a population of 14303 with 7022 males and 7281 females. It is a calm and quiet farming village with rubber & coconut plantations and paddy fields with hilly and narrow plain landscape where Christians and Hindus live in religious harmony. Occupations of the most people are either farming or service.
In ancient records, Muttuchira was recorded as Nayappilli. Muttuchira got its name from a small check dam(chira) constructed in earlier times to irrigate paddy fields. It currently has amenities like Hospital(muttuchira holy ghost mission hospital), Bank, ATM, Village office, Post office, Churches(holy ghost church), Temples (Kunnasheri Kave, Trikke),Govt Poly technic, Nursing school, Girls high School,Boys High School, LP & UP schools, Govt. Ayurveda dispensary and market. Kaduthuruthy Railway Halt is in the village. The village is part of Kaduthuruthy Gram Panchayat and Kaduthuruthy Assembly constituency.Saint Alphonsa of India was brought up in this village. The majority population are Syro Malabar Catholics and some protestant Christians, but many Hindus also live in Muttuchira harmoniously.
Muttuchira Pally is one of the oldest churches in India. There is an ancient Pahlavi inscribed granite bas relief Cross found in Muttuchira. According to the local tradition, The Church at Muttuchira was founded in AD 510. It was probably located near the ancient open air rock cross at Kurisum-moodu, a little east of the present church dedicated to Mar Sleeba (syriac:sliba meaning Holy Cross). It is probable that a new Church was built in the present Church compound on the Eastern side in AD 1528 by Mar Denha and Mar Abo ( Mar Jacob Abuna) as narrated on the Muttuchita inscriptions. This Church was dedicated to Ruha D Kudisha- Holy Spirit. The Pahlavi inscribed granite Cross was transferred to this Church from the ancient Mar Sliba Church. Later, this sliba which was placed in the altar was covered by building a wooden raredos rathaal in front of it. In AD 1854-58 period, another Church was built in front the old Church dedicated to Ruha D Kudisha which is the main Church at Muttuchira today. In AD 1923, the old Rooha D Kudhisha Syro-Malabar Catholic Forane Church, Muttuchira on the eastern side of the present Church was renovated to rededicate it to Saint Francis of Assissi. During the renovations, the ancient Pahlavi inscribed Granite Sliva was rediscovered behind the wooden raredos-rathaal of the old church fixed to the eastern wall of the Madbaha. It was again neglected and transferred to the new Ruha D' Qudisha Church in a very unimportant place- back side of the wall of the facade in a corner, probably because of the interests of the Archaeological Department of the then Government of Travancore. Now, this invaluable monument of Saint Thomas Christians of Malabar has been placed in a side altar of the main Church.
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