our lady of snows church,kallikulam

People inhabited Kallikulam as early as 1700. They built a temple to a Hindu deity for worship. The village leader conducted religious service in the temple.

Some time after, a lady with her child in her one arm and holding silver stick on the other hand, frequently came in the dream of the village leader and asked a particular part of land at Kallikulam. The villagers found the land pointed out by the lady got wet with dew in a hot summer season. They were confused about that lady and thought that she might be their 'Amman' and she wanted them to build a temple at that place. That time they were fighting for the ownership of Kallikulam village land.

From a European priest of Vadakankulam parish, they came to know that the Lady is Mary and she wanted them to build a church at Kallikulam. The priest told them about many miracles of Mary and said them that Mary would help them in their effort to get the ownership of the Kallikulam land.

Before the final court verdict, the same lady appeared to the village leader and told him that 'You go in the front, and I will be with you'. In the final court verdict, the village people got judgment in favour of them. They believed Mary only helped them to win in that legal battle and possess the land. To honour her, with more gratitude they built a thatch church on 1770 at the land marked by Mary. As catholic population increased, this church was enlarged, by Frs. Martin and Mossette on 1838.

On 1884, the village people decided to build a new church for Mary. They were undecided about the size and boundary of the church. On a hot summer morning, they found a part of land wet with dew, marking the boundary of the church. On 5th September 1884, Rev.Father Cousanal laid the foundation for the present day church. With donation of people and hard workmanship the church was constructed. On 1886, the construction work was completed and the church was consecrated to Our Lady of Snow. The church tower work was started on 1941 and completed on 1942.

The church architecture is based on Roman architecture. It has three towers, one main tower and two sub towers. The Main tower height is around 160 feet and the sub tower height is around 68 feet. The church building height is around 55 feet. The total length of the church is around 151 feet and the width is around 56 feet. The main tower has internal spiral steps for 143 feet. The main statue of 'Our lady of snow' and the Church Bell were brought from France.