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Madre-de-Deus Church, Trivandrum
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The Vettukad Church is also known as the Madre De Deus Church meaning Mother of God and is especially renowned among the pilgrims and tourists for the Feast of Christ the King celebration. Madre de Deus Church, bears tradition of more than 500 years. It is traditionally believed that the famous missionary, St. Francis Xavier, visited Vettukad somewhere in between 1543 and 1547 to evangelize the faithful of this region.At present, Vettukad has grown into a small township with a Christian population of 6770. In 1934, during the period of Rev. Fr.Godwin A. Gudinho, started the construction of the present church and finished in 1937 during the period of Rev. Fr.Michael John. Then The Vicar General of Kochi Diocese, Monsinjor Leon De Souza blessed the church and grew into a parish under Valiyathura forane and Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Trivandrum. Here Christ the King blesses with all His love and compassion and believed to have miraculous power over his devotees.In the United Kingdom, parishioners from Vettukad Church began to celebrate the Feast of Christ the King from November 2009.
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Madre-de-Deus Church, Trivandrum
Veli Sanghumugham Road, Vettukadu, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala 695021
