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Kollannur
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The Kollanoor, Kollanore or Kollannur is a Saint Thomas Syrian Christian family name. They originated in and around Palayoor, a village near Chavakkad in Thrissur District in Kerala, India and many migrated to Kunnamkulam.
Surnames[edit | edit source]
- Hindu Kollanoor Families
The Hindu Kollanoor family members hails from Kaiparambu (Thaikaadu) area near Thrissur. They are Namboothiri in caste (Malayali Brahmins) and now also worships in the family temple named Kollanoor Bhagawathy Temple, Anjoor, Near Mundoor.
- Christian Kollanoor Families
Although the family name is spawn among all the three religions, majority of family members are now Christians. They belong to Astagrihas ( അഷ്ടഗൃഹങ്ങൾ prominent 8 Families evangelised by Thomas the Apostle). During assault by Tippu Sultan in Kunnamkulam, the men (except the first borns, who were considered as legal heirs) were sent to fight with Sultan's army and was brutally killed in the battle ground 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 Kunnamkulam, Pazhanji, Velapaya, Avanoor, Koonamoochi, Parappur, Mattom, Kechery etc. Baselios Mar Thoma Paulose II who is 91st reigning Catholicos of the East and the Supreme Head of the Indian Orthodox Church belongs to this family from Mangad.
Notable people[edit | edit source]
Baselios Mar Thoma Paulose II 91st reigning Catholicos of the East and the Supreme Head of the Indian Orthodox Church.
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
1.Aithihyamaala by Kottarathil Sankunny
2.Keralathile christyanikal by Idamaruku.
3.Mooleppat-Kollannur charithram by Mathew-ittoop