Kollannur

The Kollanoor, Kollanore or Kollannur is widely known Saint Thomas Christian family name.[1] They originated in and around Palayoor, a village near Chavakkad in Thrissur District in Kerala, India and many migrated to Kunnamkulam.[2]

History

The men from this family had successfully resisted Tipu Sultan from conquering the Cochin Kingdom.

Surnames

  • Hindu Kollanoor Families

The Hindu Kollanoor family members hail from Kaiparambu (Thaikaadu) area near Thrissur. They are Namboothiri in caste (Malayali Brahmin) and now also worship in the family temple named Kollanoor Bhagawathy Temple, Anjoor, Near Mundoor.[3][4]

  • Christian Kollanoor Families

Although the family name is spawned among different religions, the majority of family members are now Christians. The belong to Astagrihas (അഷ്ടഗൃഹങ്ങൾ prominent 8 Families claimed to be evangelised by Thomas the Apostle).[5] During an assault by Tippu Sultan in Kunnamkulam, the men (except the firstborns, who were considered as legal heirs) were sent to fight with Sultan's army and was brutally killed in the battleground 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 Palayoor, Kunnamkulam, Pazhanji, Velapaya, Avanoor, Koonamoochi, Parappur, Mattom, Kechery,etc.

Baselios Mar Thoma Paulose II who was the 91st reigning Catholicos of the East and the Supreme Head of the Indian Orthodox Church belongs to Kollanoor family from Mangad.[6]

Notable people

Baselios Mar Thoma Paulose II 91st Catholicos of the East and the Supreme Head of the Indian Orthodox Church.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ Nambudri, N.S. (1953). വടക്കൻ കേരളത്തിലെ ഇല്ലം (First ed.). Kottayam: CMS Press. p. 42.
  2. ^ "Kollannoor (ii), Kappoor Panchayat, Palakkad District, Kerala, India". Kerala Tourism. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
  3. ^ Nambudri, N.S. (1953). വടക്കൻ കേരളത്തിലെ ഇല്ലം (First ed.). Kottayam: CMS Press. p. 42.
  4. ^ "Kollannur Sree Karthyayani Devi Temple". templesofindia.org. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
  5. ^ Mathew-ittoop, K (1975). Mooleppat-Kollannur charithram. HSS Press. pp. 1–82.
  6. ^ a b "About Thirumeni". Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church. 2010. Archived from the original on 22 August 2010. Retrieved 31 October 2010.

1. Aithihyamaala by Kottarathil Sankunny

2. Keralathile christyanikal by Idamaruku.

3. Mooleppat-Kollannur charithram by Mathew-ittoop

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.