Kollannur

The Kollanoor, Kollanore or Kollannur is widely known Saint Thomas Christian family name.^[1] They originated in and around Palayoor, a village near Chavakkad in Thrissur District in Kerala, India and many migrated to Kunnamkulam.

History[edit]

The men from this family had successfully resisted Tipu Sultan from conquering the Cochin Kingdom.

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Hindu Kollanoor Families

The Hindu Kollanoor family members hail from Kaiparambu (Thaikaadu) area near Thrissur. They are Namboothiri in caste (Malayali Brahmin) and now also worship in the family temple named Kollanoor Bhagawathy Temple, Anjoor, Near Mundoor.^[2]

Christian Kollanoor Families

Although the family name is spawned among different religions, the majority of family members are now Christians. They belong to Astagrihas ( അഷ്ടഗൃഹങ്ങൾ prominent 8 Families evangelized by Thomas the Apostle).^[3] During an assault by Tippu Sultan in Kunnamkulam, the men (except the firstborns, who were considered as legal heirs) were sent to fight with Sultan's army and was brutally killed in the battleground which is now known as "Kollanoor Chantha" ( കൊള്ളന്നുർ ചന്ത ) near Perumpilavu. They refused conversion and became martyrs. The rest of the family members were rescued by Cochin Kingdom and were relocated in and around Thrissur in areas such as Palayoor, Kunnamkulam, Pazhanji, Velapaya, Avanoor, Koonamoochi, Parappur, Mattom, Kechery,etc.

Baselios Mar Thoma Paulose II who was the 91st reigning Catholicos of the East and the Supreme Head of the Indian Orthodox Church belongs to Kollanoor family from Mangad.

Notable people[edit]

Baselios Mar Thoma Paulose II 91st Catholicos of the East and the Supreme Head of the Indian Orthodox Church.

References[edit]

^ Nambudri, N.S. (1953). വടക്കൻ കേരളത്തിലെ ഇല്ലം (First ed.). Kottayam: CMS Press. p. 42.
^ Nambudri, N.S. (1953). വടക്കൻ കേരളത്തിലെ ഇല്ലം (First ed.). Kottayam: CMS Press. p. 42.
^ Mathew-ittoop, K (1975). Mooleppat-Kollannur charithram. HSS Press. pp. 1–82.

1. Aithihyamaala by Kottarathil Sankunny

2. Keralathile christyanikal by Idamaruku.

3. Mooleppat-Kollannur charithram by Mathew-ittoop

External links[edit]

[1] Nambudri, N.S. (1953). വടക്കൻ കേരളത്തിലെ ഇല്ലം (First ed.). Kottayam: CMS Press. p. 42.

[2] Nambudri, N.S. (1953). വടക്കൻ കേരളത്തിലെ ഇല്ലം (First ed.). Kottayam: CMS Press. p. 42.

[3] Mathew-ittoop, K (1975). Mooleppat-Kollannur charithram. HSS Press. pp. 1–82.

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v t e District of Thrissur
Taluks	Chavakkad Kodungallur Mukundapuram Thalappally Thrissur Chalakudy
Blocks	Anthikad Chalakudy Chavakkad Cherpu Chowannur Irinjalakuda Kodakara Kodungallur Mala Mathilakam Ollukkara Pazhayanur Puzhakkal Talikulam Wadakkanchery
Municipalities	Chalakudy Chavakkad Guruvayur Irinjalakkuda Kodungallur Kunnamkulam Wadakkancherry
Villages	List of villages in Thrissur district
Religious sites	Guruvayur Temple Mammiyur Vadakkumnathan Nalambalam Sri Kurumba Bagvathi Temple, (Kodungallur) Vilwadrinatha Temple Cheraman Juma Masjid Mala Synagogue St. Thomas Church (Palayur) Pazhanji Church St. Joseph's Parish Shrine, Pavaratty Saint Antony's Church, Ollur
Tourism	Athirapally Falls Vazhachal Falls Guruvayur Chavakkad Beach Chimmony Wildlife Sanctuary Punnathurkotta Kerala Kalamandalam Peechi-Vazhani Wildlife Sanctuary Thrissur Zoo
Festivals	Kodungallur Bharani Thrissur Pooram Guruvayur Ekadasi Chembai Sangeetholsavam Feast of Saint Raphael, Ollur
Education	Government Engineering College Kerala Agricultural University Government Medical College College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences St. Thomas College, Thrissur Vimala College Sree Kerala Varma College Kerala University of Health Sciences
Diocese	Syro-Malabar Catholic Archdiocese of Thrissur Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Irinjalakuda

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