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About Malayattoor |
| The name ‘Malayattoor’ is an amalgamation of three small words, Mala (Mountain) Arr (River) Ooru (Place). This is to say, Malayattoor is a meeting place of mountain, river, and land. |
 St. Thomas, the Apostle prayed at Malayattoor upon his visit to India. His missionary expeditions took him far and wide and while travelling through the famous caravan route from Kodugalloor to Madras. According to the ‘Ramban Paattu’, St. Thomas went up the mountain to converse with the Lord. Kurisumudy is the pinnacle of Malayattoor mountain, 1269 feet above sea level. His zeal for the Lord took him to Mylappoor in Chennai and later died a martyr’s death in AD72. Tradition has it that he spent 20 years in India traveled through different parts of this great country of spirituality. He founded seven communities of believers; which were Kodugalloor, Palayoor, Kottakavu, Kokkamangalam, Chayal, Kollam, and Niranam. St. Thomas Parish Church Malayattoor was established in 900 A.D. on the banks of Holy River Periyar, 8 K.M. away from Kalady. The artistic work inside the church is very famous. |