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Kollam pronunciation also known by its former name Quilon pronunciation and Desinganadu, is an old seaport and city on the Laccadive Sea coast of the Indian state of Kerala. The city is on the banks Ashtamudi Lake. Kollam has had a strong commercial reputation since the days of the Phoenicians and Romans. Fed by the Chinese trade, it was mentioned by Ibn Battuta in the 14th century as one of the five Indian ports he had seen during the course of his twenty-four year travels. Desinganadu's rajas exchanged embassies with Chinese rulers while there was a flourishing Chinese settlement at Kollam. In the 9th Century, on his way to Canton, China, Persian mer...
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  • 2. Infant Jesus Cathedral Kollam
    The Infant Jesus Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School, Kollam is an educational institution affiliated to CISCE based in Kollam city in the south Indian state of Kerala. It was established in 1940 by Jerome M. Fernandez, the Bishop of Kollam. The school is situated in Tangasseri, which was a stronghold of western culture with a historical background of ancient Portuguese, Dutch and English settlements. The school was founded primarily to cater to the education of the Anglo Indian Community, the then predominant community of the region. It was started by the Anglo Indian community to educate their children. It was later opened to the public in and around Kollam.
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  • 3. ST. Thomas Orthodox Syrian Church Kollam
    Thomas the Apostle was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus, according to the New Testament. He is informally referred to as Doubting Thomas because he doubted Jesus' resurrection when first told , followed later by his confession of faith, My Lord and my God, on seeing Jesus' wounded body. Traditionally, he is believed to have travelled outside the Roman Empire to preach the Gospel, travelling as far as Tamilakam which are the states of Tamil Nadu and Kerala in present-day India. According to tradition, Thomas reached Muziris, in AD 50 and baptized several people, founding what today are known as Saint Thomas Christians or Mar Thoma Nazranis. After his death, the reputed relics of Saint Thomas the Apostle were enshrined as far as Mesopotamia in the 3rd century, and later moved to various p...
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  • 4. St Thomas Syrian Catholic Church Kollam
    Thomas the Apostle was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus, according to the New Testament. He is informally referred to as Doubting Thomas because he doubted Jesus' resurrection when first told , followed later by his confession of faith, My Lord and my God, on seeing Jesus' wounded body. Traditionally, he is believed to have travelled outside the Roman Empire to preach the Gospel, travelling as far as Tamilakam which are the states of Tamil Nadu and Kerala in present-day India. According to tradition, Thomas reached Muziris, in AD 50 and baptized several people, founding what today are known as Saint Thomas Christians or Mar Thoma Nazranis. After his death, the reputed relics of Saint Thomas the Apostle were enshrined as far as Mesopotamia in the 3rd century, and later moved to various p...
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