MARTHOMA II (1670 - 1816) In 1670 Marthoma I and Mor Gregorious of Jerusalem both jointly consecrated Marthoma II. It was in AD.1675, during the tenure of Malankara Metropolitan Marthoma II, the Metropolitan Mor Anthroyos together with his 2 brothers and some others migrated to Malankara from 'TurAbdin' (an ancient Suriyani Christian settlement area of the present Turkey). One of the brothers of Mor Anthroyos is genealogically the ancestor of Parumala Thirumeni. According to the famous historian 'Ittoop Writer' and many others, Mor Anthroyos came here as the delegate of the then Suriyani Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch. (But Edavizhikkal E.M.PHILIP in his book "Marthoma's Indian Church" doubts the status of bishoprics of Mor Anthroyos). On reaching Malankara, Mor Anthroyos stayed at the Mulunthuruthy MarThoman church. He continued to be there for many more years. But due to some dubious acts of an influential family of the church, he was forced to leave the place. Mor Anthroyos later visited and stayed at St.Mary's Church Piravom, St. Mary's Church Manarcad and the Puthenkavu Church in the south. There he taught Syriac and gave guidance to the clergy. In 1682, Mor Anthroyos while taking bath, slipped into the river at Kallada, and died. His body was laid to rest at the Kundara church. The annual 'dhukrono' of the Holy father is still celebrated in that church. In the Southern districts of Kerala, he is popularly known as "Kallada Appoppen", while northerners call him "Kallada Bawa". A few years after the demise of Mor Anthroyos, his two brothers went to Piravom and stayed at the church building ('Pallimeda' in Malayalam) which was called as 'Srambi'. Later they returned to
Mulunthuruthy and adopted 'Srambikkal' as their family name. Of the two brothers of Mor Anthroyose, one married from 'Palasna' family and had two children. These two children later settled at places called "Kattumangattu" & "Thanagattu" near Mulunthuruthy and adopted these very names for their families. In due course they become prominent families of the area. The two famous "Kattumangattu Metropolitans" were the descendants of the family that stayed at "Kattumangattu". But later on, the thrift between these two families increased. By around 1800, "Thanagattu" family become more prosperous and the administration of the ancient Mulunthuruthy MarThoman church came under them. The famous "PALLATHITTA" family, of which Mor Gregorious (Parumala Thirumeni) belongs to, is a direct branch of this "Thanagattu" family. "Vettikkal Kurisu Palli", which later become the first Dayro of the Malankara Church, was supposed to be constructed by Iypooru Tharakan I, of this Pallathitta family. Pallathitta Fr. Geevargheese Malpan was the nephew of this Ipooran. Earlier this branch of the family (Pallathitta) had migrated to Kandanadu, near Mulunthuruthy and stayed at "Pallipram Kallarakal" House. Pallathitta Fr.Geevargheese Malpan's brother 'Kochu Mathai' later shifted to "Chathuruthy House" at Mulunthuruthy some years after his marriage with 'Mariya'.
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