St. Mary’s Church – Elthuruth kerala by Kerala Photos - April 20, 2019April 20, 2019 Elthuruth St. Mary’s Church is situated in the city of Thrissur, Kerala state of India. Elthuruth is one of the most scenic suburbs of Thrissur corporation. Elthuruth is surrounded by paddy fields and kole wetlands. History of Elthuruth In 1858, St. Chavara Kuriakose Elias established a CMI Catholic Monastery on a sub-island surrounded by paddy fields. German missionaries who visited the monastery named the island El-thuruth meaning ‘God’s island‘ (‘El‘-God and ‘Thuruth‘- Island). St. Mary’s Church, Elthuruth announced as a Parish on 25th December 1976 and started functioning as a Parish from 01-01-1977 Image Courtesy: Facebook Name : St. Mary’s ChurchParish : ElthuruthDiocese Name : Trichur ArcheparchyPlace : ElthuruthPin : 680611Phone : 0487-2360944State : Kerala Rate this post