Pattamukkil family
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Native name
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പട്ടമുക്കിൽ |
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| Founded | AD 52 |
| Founder | Thomas the Apostle |
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Niranam Church, Niranam, Thiruvalla - 689621, Kerala, India. |
| Website | www.pattamukkil.com |
The Pattamukkil family is an ancient Syrian Christian family of Kerala (India). They are popularly known as Syrian Christians as they follow the Syriac liturgy in church services since the early days of Christianity in India and this does not refer to any Syrian migration. They are also known as Nasranis.
Pattamukkil family and the Christian community in Niranam are one of the oldest in India, they have a rich history of more than 1000 years. It is believed that they are one of the most preeminent among the four Hindu families converted to Christianity by the Apostle St.Thomas in AD 52. In the past 700 years the family has acquired remarkable growth in numbers and members of the family are spread all around the globe.Currently the family has got around 5 branches. They are Niranam, Chennamkery, Cheppad, Manimala, and Vennikulam. In the very beginning of Christianity in Kerala (AD 52) St. Thomas, one of the twelve apostles of Jesus Christ landed at Malankara near Kodugallore at Kerala around A.D.52. He established seven and half churches. Those are, Kodugallore, Palayoor, Kottacave, Kokamangalam, Niranam, Chayal, Kollam and the half church at Thiruvithamkode.On his way from Kollam in northeast direction he arrived at Niranam "Thrikpapaleswaram" by sea.He converted two Hindu Brahmin families named Pattamukkil,Thayyil and two nair families named Manki,Madathilan to christianity.These are the first four families which has been converted by St.thomas to christianity. He also gives priestly powers to the members of Pattamukkil family.
The name Pattamukkil is believed to be derived from "Bhattathiri Mukhyan" and "Pattamukkil" became a family name at Niranam. The only survivors of the four families converted by St.Thomas at Niranam today. Pattamukkil tharavad (ancestral home) at Niranam is surrounded from three sides of Niranam church. There is Myth that,Parashurama (Sanskrit: परशराम) ु , (Paraśurāma), is the sixth avatar of Vishnu, descendant of Brahma and pupil of Shiva,Who and his devotees Build Up Ashram Near Pattamukkil Tharavad for Vedic Devotion,Puja and Prayers. During that Period, the place was known by the name "Bhakta Giri". Priests From Pattamukkil family used to stay there and done priesthood and governed Niranam church and its properties in the ancient days.
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