Significance:
An important pilgrim centre. The remains of blessed sister alphonsa (who
died in 1946) are buried here.
Blessed Alphonsa was born on 19th
August 1910 as the fourth child of Joseph and Mary
Muttathupadathu, in the parish of Kudamaloor in the state of Kerala. She was
baptised on the 27th August. Her baptismal name was Anna and pet named
Annakutty. Her mother passed away when she was three months old. Annakutty
had a vision of St. Theresa of Liseux not to yield to any marriage proposal.
Annakutty joined the Clarist convent at Bharananganam in 1927 on the feast
of Pentecost. She received the veil of the postulant on 2nd August 1928 with
the name Alphonsa.
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