St. Jnana Prakasiyar Temple, Karangadu

Feast Day

Festival: Ten days in June.
1887-1890 Fr. Gregori Swami has conducted many festivals.
Ministry 1954-1961. R. Anthony. Catholic Service Society was started. The Golden Jubilee of Thiru Kardiya Sabha was celebrated. In 1958 Karangadu Multi Purpose Cooperative Society Y-31 was started. Women’s Forum, Preschool, Amber Sarka Training Center etc. were set up.
In 1978, the 200th anniversary of punk was c

History

After Jesus Christ, one of his twelve disciples, Saint Thomas came to India to spread the teachings of Christ. Then a king named Kondobarnus came to North-West India. Saint Thomas preached the teachings of Christ in North India, West Coast and East Coast. He also built many temples. He came to Venat in AD 52. (Venadu is the area from Kollam to Nanjil Nadu) He converted many people to Christianity.
A solar eclipse occurred on 26 April 1604 AD. King Ravivarma forced the Christians to convert and demolish the Christian temples claiming that the reason for this was the spread of Christianity by the Vedics. Later, some temples were rebuilt at the request of Christian priests.
Venatu king Marthandavarma won a great victory in the Battle of Kulachal on August 10, 1741. The Dutch were defeated. Dilanoy was one of those taken prisoner. Dilanoy was the king’s aide-de-camp for 37 years. It was due to his efforts that one of the king’s high officials, Neelakanda Pillai, repented and got baptized by the Vadakankulam priest Buthari Swami. After his baptism he was called Lazarus. King Devasakayam told Pillai to leave Christianity. He refused and was imprisoned in 1749 and suffered severe torture for three years. In 1752 he was shot and killed at Kaatadi Hill in Aralwaimozhi and became a Vedic witness. Dutch general Delanoy died in 1779 at the age of 61.
In 1939 Saral became independent.
In 1944, Kandanvilai became a separate state.
St. Anthony’s Church was built in 1964 at Nullivlai. A temp

Source: catholictamil.com