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cannot be disputed that St.Thomas the disciple of
Jesus Christ, came to Kerala in AD 52, to preach
the gospel. In his sojourn he went, among other
places, to Nilakal which was thickly populated at
that time and preached the gospel. Many, both upper
and lower caste Hindus embraced Christian faith.
He founded a church also there. By AD 325 about
3000 christians left Nilakal and many settled in
Kadambanad. By the end of the century, they established
a church at Kadambanad. The family that was living
next to the church got the name Pallivathukkal.
As the Pallivathukkal Kudumbam grew in size, many
dispersed to places in and around Kadambanadu. One
unit settled at “Thazhe” in Kadambanad.
Over centuries many members of the Thazhe family
further migrated and settled in places like Thumpamom,
Mavelikkara, Pynummoodu, Elanthoor, Venmony etc.
Probably there were two reasons for this migration;
in the first place the internal troubles and dissensions
existed at that time. Secondly an urge to seek more
lucrative ways of living. It was in the 16th century
that Kurikes Geevarghese of Thazhe Kuddumbam with
his family traveled north and with the permiosssion
of Panadalam Raja, settled down at Pulimukham near
Utthappally in Venmony. They named their house also
Thazhe. The genesis of Attupurathu Kudumbam is reckoned
from the said Kurikes Geevarghese. |
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