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PRESTOR JOHN, THE KALABHRAS AND MAHABALI ; WHAT IS ONAM ALL ABOUT? M. M. NINAN<br />
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Piravom Rajadhiraja Cathedral, a view from Piravom Bridge<br />
http://syrianchurch.org/ch/PiravomChurch.htm<br />
Church of the Kings and its history through the ages.<br />
gives the details of the<br />
“The popular tradition handed down through generation says that<br />
when Jesus was born in Bethlehem, Judaea, in the days of King Herod, these<br />
“Wise men" from the east (The Magi) who were local kings reached Bethlehem<br />
through Jerusalem. They saw the young child on the lap of mother Mary, knelt<br />
down and worshipped him. They opened their treasures and presented gifts to<br />
him: Gold, Frankincense, and Myrrh (and returned to their home land in the east.<br />
The Wise men (Holy kings) were scholars, rulers and devotees. The legends<br />
name them as Melchior, Gaspar and Balthazar. On their return they are said to<br />
have built a place of worship and here they began to worship the Holy infant. As<br />
such Piravom Valiyapally is tthe first church in the world, where worshipping<br />
Jesus Christ started. When Apostle Thomas arrived these Jews along with<br />
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