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Kandathil Family is one of the oldest Christian family in Central Travancore.St.Thomas the Apostle of Lord Jesus Christ established seven churches.The seven churches were located at Malayattor,Palayur,Koovakayal,Kokkamangalam,Kollam,Niranam and Nilackel.The early Christians also known as Mappillai,Nasrani,Syrian Christians.St.Thomas,the disciple of Lord Jesus Christ who came to India in 52 AD,landed in Kodungalloor and established a Christian Church.So some of these local people converted to christians.When they accept lord Jesus,he began to bless these people.So these Christians became physically and financially sound.Some reason,some of these families had to leave from there.We believed that, one of these family settled in Kudamaloor and Vaikom.There were a person named, Ouseph Kuruvilla.He left his family from Vaikom and he bought some property(about 14 acre)at Alappuzha,Poonthoppu.Most of these Poonthoppu was paddy field and garden that time.He was a good farmer,so he picked these land and settled there and build a home.There were only few Christian families that time.He was a very respected person in that village those days.This old house is still there at good condition.This is our tharavad.Late Joseph’s(Josekutty)family is living there at present.Kandathil Kunjavatha(Joseph)and Itty Avira Joseph were very popular business men in Poonthoppu at 1950’s.
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