Mulanthuruthy

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Mulanthuruthy (Second Jerusalem) is a village in Ernakulam district, with resides in Kerala. From the age of British India, many government institutions have began here.

In the 52nd year of our Lord, St. Thomas arrived in Malayalam and preached the faith to our forefathers, established the Church and founded churches and appointed priests and they adhered to the true faith and in course of time, when the Church was in distress owing to the scarcity of priests, the honourable Knai Thoma came to Malayalam in 345 and learning the pitiable condition of the Church and the possibility of its total extinction if immediate help was not rendered, he again came with Metran, priests and deacons and laymen from the Land of Syria under the jurisdiction of the Patriarch of Antioch, with a large amount of money – and for the progress of our community, he obtained privileges and caused to consecrate Metrans from this land and the Church was thriving in high honour, up to 825 when the merchant Iyob and Syrian Prelates arrived in Malayalam and the Church progressed in honour and esteem.