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{{Infobox settlement<br />
| name = Arakuzha<br />
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| settlement_type = village<br />
| image_skyline = Arakuzha Syrian Catholic Church.jpg<br />
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| image_caption = [[St. Mary's Syro-Malabar Catholic Forane Church, Arakuzha|Marth Mariam Syro-Malabar Church]] - ''Aayiram mappilamarku vendi aayirathil vacha palli'' (The church constructed for thousand ''[[Nasrani Mappila|Mappilas]]'' in AD 1000)<br />
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Kerala, India<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|9.931614|N|76.599094|E|display=inline,title}}<br />
| subdivision_type = Country<br />
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}<br />
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[Kerala]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[Ernakulam district|Ernakulam]]<br />
| established_title = <!-- Established --><br />
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| governing_body = panchayat <br />
| unit_pref = Metric<br />
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| area_total_km2 = 29.31<br />
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| population_total = 15000<br />
| population_as_of = 2001<br />
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| population_density_km2 = auto<br />
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| demographics_type1 = Language <br />
| demographics1_title1 = languages <br />
| demographics1_info1 = [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]], [[English language|English]]<br />
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
| utc_offset1 = +5:30<br />
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]<br />
| postal_code = 686672<br />
| area_code_type = Telephone code<br />
| area_code = 91 485<br />
| registration_plate = KL-17<br />
| blank1_name_sec1 = Nearest city<br />
| blank1_info_sec1 = [[Muvattupuzha]]<br />
| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency<br />
| blank2_info_sec1 = Idukki<br />
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[[File:Mar Gregory Karotemprel and Prasant Payyappilly Palakkappilly.jpg|thumb|Mar Gregory Karotemprel at Marth Mariam Church, Arakuzha]]<br />
'''Arakuzha''' is a small village situated 6&nbsp;km from [[Muvattupuzha]] in [[Kerala, India]]. The SH 41 connects Arakuzha with Muvattupuzha and [[Koothattukulam]] and Moozhi bridge connects Arakuzha to pineapple city of India, [[Vazhakulam]] town which is also 6&nbsp;km from Arakuzha. It is located on SH 41 towards [[Koothattukulam]], the alternate route for [[Main Central Road]]. St. Mary's High School and St. Joseph’s girls' school are the oldest high school in Arakuzha. Arakuzha is also home to two Christian pilgrim centres-St. Mary’s Forane Church and Malekurish Church. The chief festival is on the first Sunday after [[Easter]].<br />
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==History==<br />
[[File:Mar Varghese Payyappilly Palakkappilly.jpg|thumb|90px|[[Mar Varghese Payyappilly Palakkappilly]]]]<br />
The village has a large population of [[Syro-Malabar|Syrian Catholic]] Christians. [[St. Mary's Syro-Malabar Catholic Forane Church, Arakuzha|Marth Mariam Syro-Malabar Catholic Forane Church]] has an important role in the life of the people. [[Saint Thomas Christians]] of Arakuzha have more than 1,500 years of [[recorded history]]. This region comprising [[Kothamangalam]], Vazhakulam, Arakuzha, Mylakompu, Nagapuzha, Muthalakodam of erstwhile [[Travancore kingdom]] has some very old Syrian churches. Arakuzha, being an ancient Syrian Christian centre has given asylum to many migrant Syrian Christians during the [[Tipu Sultan|Tipu]]'s persecution of Nasranis. [[Venerable]] [[Mar Varghese Payyappilly Palakkappilly]] had served as the parish priest of Marth Mariam Church in Arakuzha (1920-22).<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://arakuzhachurch.org/previous-vicars/ |title=Former vicars - Payyappilly Varghese (1920-22) |access-date=7 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029035017/http://arakuzhachurch.org/previous-vicars/ |archive-date=29 October 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> During his tenure in Arakuzha he started St. Mary's School there.<ref>[http://deepika.epapr.in/c/3625240 Deepika newspaper article]</ref> He also purchased {{convert|12|acre|m2}} of land in M.C.Road for constructing [[St. Joseph's Syro-Malabar Catholic Church, Meenkunnam]].<ref>[http://www.ernakulamarchdiocese.org/payyappilly.pdf Payyappilly Palakkappilly Varghese Kathanar] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717044310/http://www.ernakulamarchdiocese.org/payyappilly.pdf |date=2011-07-17 }}</ref> <br />
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Several families migrated to different parts of Kerala, mainly to [[Malabar Migration|Malabar]] and high range areas, in search of agriculture land.<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Muvattupuzha]]<br />
* [[Kothamangalam]]<br />
* [[Ernakulam]]<br />
* [[Mailacompu]]<br />
* [[Puthenchira]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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{{Ernakulam district}}<br />
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{{Northern Travancore}}<br />
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[[Category:Villages in Ernakulam district]]</div>>Br Ibrahim john