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The church holds a veneration of the Holy Cross at 7:30 pm on the first Friday of every month.
Church · Mattancherry
Holy Cross Church (Coonan Kurisu Palli), Mattancherry
An old stone cross hung with rosaries and pilgrims’ candles.
More about Holy Cross Church (Coonan Kurisu Palli), Mattancherry
3- Did you knowThe cross at Holy Cross Church in Mattancherry has stood since 1550, according to the church.
- Did you knowTradition says the Mattancherry cross bent in sympathy with the oath-takers, which gave the church its popular name.
- Did you knowOn 3 January 1653, St Thomas Christians tied a long rope to a standing cross in Mattancherry and swore not to submit to the Portuguese.